Online spending reached $1.8 billion in 2004, up 14 percent from a year ago, as …

Legislators in Wisconsin are mobilizing against a proposal they call the “iPod tax,” in a battle over online music and movies that could soon spread across the United States. At issue is whether consumers need to pay tax on digital downloads such as movies or songs purchased from Apple Computer’s iTunes store. In a few states, those who don’t voluntarily …

Napster will offer free digital music at select cafes in four U.S. cities this month to promote its new portable subscription service, Napster To Go. Napster To Go allows customers to move an unlimited number of tracks from Napster’s catalog of 1 million songs to any compatible MP3 player, though the songs are playable only as long as the user …