A federal judge ruled MP3.com willfully infringed the copyrights of Seagram's Universal Music Group, opening the company to enormous potential damages in one of the first trials to address the legal boundaries of Internet music distribution. [News.com]

Another free ride is coming to an end for Web music, only this time it's the musicians who stand to lose out. [News.com]

A legal hourglass is draining to the end for MP3.com, which will face trial for potentially huge copyright-infringement damages next week if it can't strike a deal with one remaining record company. [News.com]

MP3.com inked a licensing deal Monday with David Bowie for the right to stream his music catalog over the Web, tying up a legal loose end stemming from its embattled online music locker service. [News.com]

The company today unveiled a service that will email Net music fans radio-edited songs. [News.com]

The online music company turns to technology services, while the PC maker unveils an MP3 player. [News.com]

Web music service MP3.com on Wednesday agreed to a preliminary three-year, $30 million licensing agreement with the National Music Publishers' Association's subsidiary, The Harry Fox Agency. [News.com]

Net music site MP3.com has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with Sony Music Entertainment, sparking a rally in its stock price. [News.com]

Online music company EMusic, along with several independent record labels, became the latest to file copyright lawsuits alleging that MP3.com infringed its copyrights. [News.com]

With its ear attuned to the sound of money, digital music giant MP3.com on Thursday unveiled a new initiative to harmonize retailers, labels, music players, and hardware and software tools. [News.com]