A federal judge ruled that MP3.com knowingly violated copyrights of Seagram's Universal Music Group. MP3.com says it will appeal the ruling that could cost the company more than $100 million, far more than it paid the other music publishers it previously settled with. In a related story, Yahoo says it has agreed to terms and conditions set by the Recording Industry Association of America for streaming music on its network.

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