The case between the Australian music industry’s antipiracy unit and Internet service provider Swiftel Communications has been settled out of court. Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) had alleged that Swiftel’s employees and customers created a BitTorrent file-sharing hub to host thousands of pirated sound and video recordings. Michael Kerin, MIPI general manager, would not reveal if a financial arrangement was …

Students at Stanford University will get a year of free digital music, thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor to the college. Beginning next week, Stanford will join a growing number of other colleges around the country in promoting or providing free access to online music subscription services, aiming to draw students away from legally risky file-swapping networks. Unlike …

European consumers are being forced to pay usage rights on legal copy-protected music downloads multiple times because of outdated private copy levies, according to a study. The Business Software Alliance issued a report Thursday urging that the extra taxation that most European countries have added to music downloads be scrapped. The BSA said the rise in online content protected by …