Yahoo has started offering DRM-free (free of Digital Rights Management software) music. “Our position is simple: DRM doesn’t add any value for the artist, label, or consumer, the only people it adds value to are the technology companies…” says Yahoo.

The newest version of iTunes comes complete with its own privacy issues. In fact, some people find the invasion of privacy by the iTunes 6.02 “MiniStore” service, so bad that they have nicknamed it “Spytunes.”

Patricia Santangelo may become the first victim of the RIAA to achieve martyr status. Unwilling to admit to something that she did not due, Patricia Santangelo is standing up to the RIAA and defending herself – literally – in court.

Sony BMG has settled the first of the lawsuits brought against them over the First4Internet XCP rootkit software and the MediaMax software.

Downloading the Crazy Frog ringtone lead to text message spam being sent to the user’s cell phone from Crazy Frog ringtone creator Jamba. Now Jamba’s service provider, mBlox, has been fined for Jamba’s wrongdoing.

Following the Sony rootkit fiasco, some artists, such as My Morning Jacket, are taking matters into their own hands.

The Grateful Dead demanded that the Internet Archive remove all Grateful Dead concert recordings available for download. However after a public outcry by their fans, and a petition, they relented.

Sony BMG has issued a statement recalling their CDs containing the XCP rootkit software, and offering to exchange any still out there for CDs free of First4Internet’s XCP.

AOL has purchased online music portal MusicNow, giving AOL and its users access to a catalog of over a million songs, and relationships with all of the major record labels.

Adult industry spokespersons indicate that they won’t offer video downloads aimed at the video iPod, but there are already sites offering free video downloads of that nature aimed squarely at the new video iPod.

Yahoo has just raised the price of music downloads, doubling the fee for their Yahoo Music Unlimited music downloading service.

MP3 player breast implants may have once been proposed as a lark, but the idea of an mp3 player breast implant has now taken the world by storm.

A free music video made entirely with cell phones is thought to be a first, and was filmed by the Presidents of the United States for their hit single “Some Postman”.

iTunes Video, also known as iTunes 6, offers videos and television shows for downloading and playing on your PC or Mac, as well as on your snazzy new video iPod.

Free ringtones or pay-for-play ringtones, either way, ringtone downloads have surpassed music downloads for many bands, and now account for more than 10% of the global music market!