EU Files Formal Charges on iTunes EU has delivered 34 pages of formal charges to Apple and the music 'majors' - EMI, Sony-BMG, Warner Music, Universal - charging iTune deals breach competition law, vary prices among jurisdictions 04.04.07 Telegraph, EU Competition, Entertainment Law, Media Law

Apple Faces Huge EU Fine EU has issued formal protest to Apple over price differentials between UK and Continent on iTunes, threatening £300m fine Times Apple and EMI are to offer 'premium' service with songs stripped of digital rights management (DRM) software, allowing music to be sold on any player 03.04.07 Guardian, EU Competition, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Internet Piracy, Media Law

EU Wants to Break iPod from iTunes A CD will play on any CD-player, but a song bought from download service iTunes will only play on an iPod - Meglena Kuneva, the Consumer Protection Commissioner, says Apple has to give up its monopoly 13.03.07 Times, Consumer Rights, Copyright, Information Technology, Intellectual Property

Drop DRM, Says Jobs Apple chief Steve Jobs is calling on European states to drop anti-competitive cases against iTunes, which will only play on iPods, says they should push for music industry to drop digital rights management, real barrier to selling music for all players 07.02.07 Financial Times, Copyright, EU Competition, Entertainment Law

Apple Settles With Apple Apple Corps and Apple Inc have settled copyright differences on use of name to sell music, 'paves the way' for iTunes to sell Beatles music, will be first time catalogue available legally online 06.02.07 Reuters, Apple Corps v Apple Computer, Copyright, Entertainment Law

Apple Warns on Stock Options Management has warned of consequences of SEC investigation into irregularities in its stock option scheme, firm awarded 'backdated' options to staff, including Steve Jobs 05.02.07 Times, Stock Options

iPhone My Lawyer Apple has more to worry about than a suit from Cisco in securing the iPhone trade mark, several others using name in VoIP - internet telephony - services, Apple may claim it 'owns' the i-prefix 'in the public mind' and that others are infringing its brand 12.01.07 BBC, Information Technology, Mobile Telecoms

Trade Secrets Apple's case against bloggers will help define what is a journalist, enhance firms' control of trade secrets 21.03.05 NY Times, Intellectual Property, Media Law

Blogging Apple is applying to court to close down websites that persistently leak new product information, do bloggers have same rights as other 'reporters'? 07.03.05 NY Times

Arsenal TM Appeal Ct decides in Arsenal trademark case that non trade mark use could amount to infringement where it undermined the essential function of a registered trade mark which is to identify the origin of the goods 04.06.03 Michael Simkins, Arsenal v Reed Links, Intellectual Property Links, Sports Law Links, Trademark

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