The case between the Australian music industry’s antipiracy unit and Internet service provider Swiftel Communications …

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consumers are being forced to pay usage rights on legal copy-protected music downloads multiple times because of outdated private copy levies, according to a study.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 …