A court ruled yesterday that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s patents and ordered Microsoft to remove its Xbox 360 consoles and Windows 7 operating system software from the German market.

Warner Music Group’s search for a buyer of its publishing arm Warner/Chappell is partly intended to clear a path to buy all of British recording giant EMI, a person familiar with the matter said.

A music publishing group with the rights to songs by Robbie Williams and Coldplay agreed to a £1bn (€1.47bn) takeover deal today.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela lost her appeal against fraud convictions in a South African court today.

Germany's Bertelsmann has said it plans to merge its BMG music business with Japan's Sony in a 50-50 joint venture. The deal is said to be based on a 50-50 valuation of the two assets, and there will be no cash payment.

EMI and Time Warner were yesterday reported to be in talks over the creation of a music powerhouse to bring some of the industry’s biggest names under one roof.

EMI and Time Warner were today reported to be in talks over the creation of a music powerhouse to bring some of the industry’s biggest names under one roof.

Napster Inc. filed for bankruptcy today, seeking court protection from creditors as music industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG followed through on a plan to take over what was left of the company.

Napster, the former US music industry bad-boy, has struck a distribution deal with three major record labels that are launching a music subscription service this summer.