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It seems as if everywhere you turn these days someone is talking about getting rid of the middle man. It shouldn't be surprising, then, that someone has cooked up a gadget to ditching the middle man when it comes to moving music from CDs to the iPod. The middle man in this case is iTunes and a PC. The gadget is called the iLoad from Wingspan Investment Partners, of Wilmington, Del.

Ripping Tunes With the iLoad iPod CD Loader

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News that Vivendi's Universal Music Group has refused to renew its contract with iTunes on the same terms as the last time around has spawned predictions that the online music industry may be in for a big change. Universal reportedly has requested a month-to-month arrangement with iTunes to distribute its music; the label owns the rights to music from such popular artists as U2, Eminem and Sting.

Analyst: Universal Deal Could Create iTunes 'Nightmare Scenario'

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When Disney acquired film animation company Pixar in early 2006, it did much more than simply buy up an important competitor. It also formed a link with new media pioneer Apple and gained access to a key online distribution channel, iTunes. How has the Disney-Apple relationship fared post-Pixar?

Apple's Pixar Harvest