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If it's possible for a computer giant to tiptoe, Apple is trying gamely as it prepares for expansion into online video services in Europe. Luxembourg's economy minister, Jeannot Krecke, last month told a reporter Apple would locate its European iTunes video operations this spring in his country, a tiny, landlocked grand duchy that has attracted other e-commerce heavyweights.

Online Video: Apple's Fight in Europe

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Canada may have lost an earlier attempt to add a levy to memory sales to compensate for revenue lost to unauthorized music copying, but it hasn't given up. Now Canada's Private Copyright Collective is reportedly working to add a levy to memory cards, iPods, and other portable music players.

Canadian Group Pushes for iPod Tax

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Technophobes who want an iPod but do not like having to use a computer may have the answer to their dreams. A change in the agreement between electronics giant Apple and the publishers of the Beatles' music will allow iPods to be sold preloaded with albums or back catalogs, meaning that music fans will be able to listen to sounds without first loading them onto computers.

Beatles Agreement Could Lead to Preloaded iPods

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Major music companies look set to put pressure on the iPod maker Apple to make its proprietary anti-piracy system compatible with music players manufactured by other companies. Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, has ruffled a few feathers within the music industry after calling on the four major music companies to sell digital music unencumbered with protective software known as DRM.

Jobs vs. Music Labels: Immovable Object Meets Irresistible Force

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Kathy O'Connor remembers being stunned when one of the students in her intermediate Spanish class told her just how much she listened to her language lab CDs after they were put on an iPod. The Tidewater Community College student listened to and repeated Spanish vocabulario and comprehension exercises when she cleaned her home, waited in the doctor's office and while her husband watched sports.

The iPod Language Learning Experience