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Apple settles with patent holder on iTunes

Apple Computer has become the latest in a line of companies licensing patents from the relatively obscure E-Data, a company that claims to hold property rights on the process of selling music online. E-Data said Wednesday that it had reached a European agreement with Apple that gave the company worldwide rights for its iTunes Music Store. It has now launched …

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eBay’s music foray lacks volume

Just hours after eBay announced its new music download site, a handful of songs popped up for sale–a sure sign of intense interest in the company’s plans to take on iTunes and others. It was the wrong sign. The files had been posted by people who were not authorized to sell music in the six-month test and were quickly removed. …

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