Warner, XM settle infringement suit

Warner Music Group Corp. and XM Satellite Radio say they have settled a legal dispute over a portable music player sold by XM that enables users to record and store individual songs from the firm’s broadcasts. The agreement announced Friday covers all of XM’s current and future devices with copying features.

New York-based Warner Music and other major record companies sued XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. last year for copyright infringement.

The suit claims XM’s Pioneer Inno music player let users make digital recordings of individual tracks from broadcasts -- something not covered under the compulsory fees that satellite radio companies pay for broadcasting music.