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Apple and Samsung Chiefs to Kick Off Settlement Talks Monday

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on May 20 at 5:02 pm PT

Samsung Vice Chairman Gee-Sung Choi and Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet in San Francisco tomorrow to discuss a possible settlement to their intellectual property dispute, Reuters confirmed today. As reported last month, the two companies agreed to go to mediation, but it is difficult to believe that two days of talks will result in a settlement to their legal battles, which span some 50 lawsuits in 10 countries.

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Harvey Geller, Universal Music Group’s Top Lawyer, Is Out

Peter Kafka in Media on May 16 at 11:17 am PT

Harvey Geller, Universal Music Group’s longtime lawyer, left the company earlier this week. A person familiar with Universal said Geller was now headed for another job but didn’t have other details. His name will be familiar to many digital-media companies, since he often led fierce and sustained battles against them on behalf of the world’s biggest music label.