Microsoft to pay over MP3 patents
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A US court rules Microsoft must pay phone equipment firm Alcatel-Lucent $1.52bn (Â£777m) for infringing patents.
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What Universal does with digital royalties Column How much can artists expect to benefit from Microsoft's Zune MP3 player?â¦
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A U.S. federal jury found that  Microsoft Corp.  infringed audio patents held by  Alcatel-Lucent   and should pay $1.52 billion in  damages, the No. 1 software maker said on Thursday.
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MP3 player firm commits $100m to out-spend rivals' ad campaigns
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Little-known Texas MP3 TechnologiesÂ is taking on Apple, Samsung Electronics, and Sandisk with a patent-infringement lawsuit.
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Cue the music: Microsoft has officially thrown its headphones into the ring in the contest to bring legal music downloads to the masses. -washingtonpost.com
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A YouTube deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers means artists will be paid for tracks used to back clips on the video-sharing website. The agreement will also give YouTube a defense when media companies holler "piracy."
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Priced at $249.99, it can play MP3, WMA and WAV-encoded music files.
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Microsoft earlier this year developed a new copyright protection plan that allows for the transfer of subscription songs to portable players. For &#36;5 more a month, consumers can transfer Napster's entire catalog to their device - and listen as often as they'd like - as long as they subscribe.
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XM Satellite Radio said it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group and hopes to reach deals with the other music companies.
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Microsoft Corp. confirmed Friday it's working on music and entertainment products that are expected to compete with Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular iPod and iTunes music service.
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MicrosoftÂ must pay $1.5 billion in damages to Lucent-Alcatel for infringing on patents for MP3 encoding and decoding technology, a U.S. jury said Thursday.
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Microsoft Corp. is preparing to roll out a portable digital music player later this year, an apparent bid to capture a slice of the market now dominated by the iPod, music industry executives said Thursday.
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The electronics giant will finally support the MP3 format. Is it too little, too late?
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Kerching! Microsoft is reviewing its legal options after a US court ordered it to pay Alcatel $1.5bn for infringing the French telecoms' company's MP3 technology in Windows.â¦
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Apple Computer Inc.  said  it will pay $100 million for a license to use Creative  Technology Ltd.'s  patented technology in its  iPod music player, settling all legal disputes between the two  companies.
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Microsoft said Monday that it is sponsoring a series of free concerts over the next month to help promote its Zune music player.