THE major music labels are planning a new digital album format that will debut with a tablet-like personal computer from Apple in September, sources close to the plans have revealed.

FOUR men behind the world famous file-sharing site Pirate Bay were convicted yesterday of breaking Sweden’s copyright law by helping millions of users freely download music, movies and computer games on the internet.

THE High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to the Golden Discs music retail group, which has 20 stores around the country, including six franchised stores.

Record companies are trying to block Americans' access to a China-based website that allows free downloads of copyrighted songs.

Napster was dealt another serious legal setback when a federal judge ordered the Internet song-swapping company to remain offline until it can fully comply with an injunction to remove all copyright music.

Celine Dion has been awarded the rights to the Internet domain name www.celinedion.com.