Apple heads into new territory with a version of its iTunes service for Windows. But will it make beautiful music on the balance sheet? Windows users jump at the chance to try Apple’s iTunes jukebox software–and reactions range from unabashed praise to complaints of bugs. October 17, 2003 update Stating that “hell froze over,” Apple CEO Steve Jobs expands his …

The Recording Industry Association of America has begun preparing a second round of file-swapping lawsuits, notifying 204 individuals that they are in line to be sued for copyright infringement. Unlike with the previous wave of suits, the record labels’ trade association is giving the lawsuit targets warning this time around, offering them a chance to settle before the suits are …

A small New York company has sued Microsoft, charging that the software giant’s new music download service in Europe infringes on a nearly 20-year-old patent it owns. E-Data, a Long Island-based company that’s focused largely on licensing its patents, contends that Microsoft, Internet service provider Tiscali and digital music company OD2 are collectively trespassing on its rights with their . …