The news that Apple has applied for trademark protection for 'iTunes Live' has led to some of the silliest speculation we've seen in a long time. Why do so many people seem to think it has something to do with Apple's acquisition of Lala?

Gracenote, the organisation that enables music downloaders to find the name, artist and other details of downloaded tracks, has extended its relationship with the music publishers to gain access to pre-release track information.

Revenues from digital music channels now account for more than a quarter of recorded music revenues worldwide, according to a report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. But overall revenues continue to fall, and the industry continues to blame piracy.

Warner Music did its dough when it invested in Lala. The company is millions of dollars out of pocket following Lala's acquisition by Apple.

He's campaigned against AIDS, racism, and world poverty. Now U2's Bono has a new target in his sights: music downloading.

Apple has acquired music streaming and download service Lala. One of the attractive features of Lala is that users are allowed to play an entire track once at no charge.

Another survey has found that people who download music from unsanctioned sources - those the industry likes to call pirates - are actually some of the music industry's best customers.

The legal dispute between Apple and companies associated with rapper Eminem has been settled before the court reached a verdict.

A dispute between Apple and companies associated with Eminem is set to go to court unless a last-minute settlement can be reached.

Mark Twain said "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." If iPods could talk for themselves, they'd probably be saying much the same thing.