When Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs walked into the suites of top record label executives in 2002, iTunes software in hand, he was welcomed as a trailblazer to a digital music future. Now, nearly two years after Apple’s iTunes launch, record executives have become worried that they have inadvertently ceded too much power over their industry to this charismatic computer …

The Recording Industry Association of America said Tuesday it would file suit against students at 18 universities accused of trading files on the supercharged Internet2 network. The suits, to be filed Wednesday, are the first to focus on the next-generation research network operated by universities. The i2Hub file-swapping service has operated for a year on campuses that are connected to …

roundup If you’re enrolling at Duke University, you might not get that iPod you were expecting. Also: High notes for satellite radio. Duke puts restrictions on free iPod program Incoming students at Duke University shouldn’t count on getting free iPods anymore. Photo: iPods on campus April 6, 2005 Satellite radio hits landmarks Leading maker of receivers reports 5 million sold, …