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Daily Digest for 5/16:

• Amazon to Sell Music Without Copy Protection: The online store, to be introduced later this year, will allow people to play music on almost any personal device.
• City Decides Not To Appeal Judge’s Decision To Release RNC Documents: The NYCLU says the documents prove the police infiltrated groups that weren’t planning anything illegal.
• 16 cities to go green under Clinton plan: Sixteen cities around the world will get financing to “go green” by renovating buildings they own with technology designed to cut carbon emissions, former President Clinton announced Wednesday.
• Dell to broaden sales model: Dell, the struggling computer maker, on Wednesday outlined plans to reverse two decades of reliance on direct sales by broadening its business model to include third-party vendors and retailers.
• EMI’s Next Stop on the DRM-Free Music Tour: Amazon: With all the hype over the forthcoming availability of DRM-free tracks on iTunes, many seem to have forgotten that EMI’s April announcement stated that their music will be available without copy protection at other online outlets as well — iTunes just happens to be the first.
• Prince Harry Will Not Serve in Iraq: Britain’s army reversed course Wednesday and announced that Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq with his regiment due to “specific threats” from insurgents that expose the third in line to the throne to an unacceptable degree of risk.
• ‘American Idol’s sixth season Top 3 take the stage and perform: Threes were wild last night when American Idol’s sixth season Top 3 took the stage, as each performed three songs and had three phone numbers for viewers to call and vote for which two would compete in next week’s finale.
• Mega Multivitamins and Prostate Cancer: Men who take too many multivitamins may be increasing their risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to new research from the National Cancer Institute.