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User-Controlled FM Radio Service Jelli Releases iPhone App

San Mateo, Calif. - Jelli, the operator of a user-controlled local FM radio service, on Tuesday released an iPhone application that will let mobile users vote...

National CineMedia to Beam LA Phil Concerts to Theaters

Los Angeles - National CineMedia, a provider of digital programming for movie exhibitors, said on Tuesday that its NCM Fathom unit has signed a deal to...

LimeWire File-Sharing Software Resurrected

Los Angeles - Less than a month after a federal court ordered a halt to distribution of file-sharing software application LimeWire, a "secret" development team has...

EMI Parent Co. Terra Firma Loses Legal Spat With Citigroup

New York - Major record label EMI's parent company Terra Firma has lost its legal dispute with Citigroup, in which it had alleged the bank misled...

File-Swapper Jammie Thomas Ordered to Pay $1.5M in 3rd Trial

Duluth, Minn. - In her third trial on copyright infringement charges for sharing 24 songs online, a jury has ordered Jammie Thomas-Rassett to pay $1.5 million...

Third Trial of File-Swapper Jammie Thomas Begins in Minn.

Duluth, Minn. - Ars Technica provided courtroom coverage of the first day of file-swapper Jammie Thomas-Rassett's third trial, where a jury will be tasked with determining...

SoundExchange, RightsFlow Team to Dole Out $1M in Royalties

Washington - SoundExchange, the entity set up by the recording industry to collect and distribute digital royalties, said on Wednesday that it has partnered with digital...

U.K. ISP BT Seeks Data Safeguards in File-Sharing Complaints

London - U.K. Internet service provider BT plans to ask a court to alter the way in which its subscriber data is handled during file-sharing copyright...

Apple to Increase iTunes Song Samples From 30 to 90 Seconds

San Francisco - Apple (NASD:  AAPL) will soon extend the length of streaming song samples available on iTunes from 30 seconds to 90 seconds, CNET...

Web, Mobile Use Among Young Americans Spikes in Past Decade

Los Angeles - The media consumption habits of young people in the U.S. (ages 12-24) have changed dramatically over the past ten years, as the Internet,...