Internet service providers cannot be held liable for the copyright infringement of their subscribers, even …

The U.K.’s fondness for music downloads has spawned a new virtual singles chart. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced it will be running a chart of the most popular U.K. downloads from Sept.1, with numbers gleaned from song-shop staples such as iTunes, Mycokemusic.com and Virgin. The chart will be compiled by the Official U.K. Chart Company (OCC) and will …

Germany’s T-Mobile is trying its luck with online music, launching a download service that lets digital music fans in Europe play songs over their cell phones. The service allows subscribers to download tunes to T-Mobile handsets equipped with its new Ear Phones technology. Three of the five major record labels–Sony, Warner and Universal Music–and various independent music labels have signed …