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1. Judge blocks employment of new Apple iPod guru

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

     A U.S. District Court judge reportedly blocked Apple from employing Mark Papermaster, a fomer IBM executive, because of concerns of a violated non-compete agreement Papermaster has with IBM.  ...

2. Former Apple general counsel settles backdating case for $2.2 million

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

     The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has settled options backdating charges against Nancy R. Heinen, the former General Counsel of Apple. Besides being forced to pay ...

3. Apple settles "millions of colors" lawsuit

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   Apple has settled out of court a 10-month-old lawsuit over its displays. Terms were not disclosed, and Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., did not immediately return an e-mail seeking comment. Two California ...

4. Apple settles logo dispute with The Beatles

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   As it continues to worry about trademark issues with Cisco over the iPhone, Apple Computer today closed the chapter on another trademark battle, claiming it has come to an agreement with The Beatles ...

5. Apple settles dispute with Creative, paying $100 million for license

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Apple is paying Creative Labs a one-time sum of $100 million to license what Apple now acknowledges to be a patented interface technology for MP3 players designed and originated by Creative. The move ...

6. UPDATE: Microsoft to reveal APIs, DRM technology to RealNetworks

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... service - such as, for instance, Apple's iTunes - to translate that song to a device that would not normally support its DRM scheme, or that the tune's embedded DRM would not support for itself. Real's ...

7. Apple settles iTunes patent dispute

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

     Apple has become the latest in a line of companies licensing patents from the relatively obscure E-Data, a company that claims to hold property rights on the process of selling music online. Apple ...

8. MS settles Java suit with Sun

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   ... of personal video. While taking particular aim at Intel for misrepresenting the technology, he also blasts Apple and Steve Jobs for playing down the controls that exist on their DVD-RW SuperDrive. Read ...