US judges have decided to freeze the amount of royalties paid to songwriters for tracks downloaded from the internet. This ends Apple’s threat to close down its iTunes music store. The Guardian says: “Although the decision is not due to be made public until Monday, the Guardian understands that the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington [...]

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First it was HBOS, then it was Madonna and Mr Madonna Guy Ritchie, and now it’s their famepals Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow who have been forced to deny they are going tits up. Paltrow told Glamour magazine the rumours of a rift in their five year marriage are “ridonkulous.” (Er.. “ridiculous”.) The couple, who [...]

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