A group of open-source developers has created a new music format they say will be free and will equal or better MP3s quality. [News.com]

Open-source software developers hoping to create a free replacement for the MP3 technology are pushing ahead with their project after the collapse of their parent, Webcasting start-up iCast. [News.com]

Special report focusing on MP3 files, the music business, and the regulation of online copyrighted music. [News.com]

MP3Board.com fired a legal shot over recording industry to preserve its ability to guide Web surfers to online music files, legal and illegal. [News.com]

MP3Board.com, the small MP3 search site being sued by the record industry, has a new strategy: blame America Online. [News.com]

Campus police confiscated an Oklahoma State University student's computer after the RIAA notified the school that a person on campus was allegedly distributing copyrighted material including MP3s and full-length movies. [News.com]

Creative Technology today launched its much-anticipated Nomad Jukebox, an MP3 player capable of storing up to six gigabytes of audio from file formats such as WAV and MP3. [News.com]

Iomega today unveiled its first MP3 player, as the struggling storage maker latches onto one of the hot technologies of the moment. [News.com]

Dell will unveil an MP3 home stereo component, this week. [News.com]

Sprint PCS is launching a new online MP3 service linked with its mobile phones Wednesday, with an eye toward capturing a large share of a market coveted by companies ranging from Time Warner to MP3.com. [News.com]