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Napster offers subscribers MP3 player

June 30, 2006 Music service quietly begins offering customers a branded digital music player when they subscribe to the service. TAGS: Napster Inc., digital music player, music player, digital music, MP3 player, Apple iPod, MP3, Apple Computer

Napster markets paid service with free listens

May 1, 2006 Ad-supported version of online music service allows listeners to test drive songs in its library. TAGS: Napster Inc., online music company, online music, song, library

Circuit City, Napster sing music download duet

April 20, 2007 Electronics retailer is partnering with music site to offer both subscriptions and 99-cent download options. TAGS: Napster Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., music download, digital music, AT&T Corp., Best Buy Co. Inc.

AOL Music migrates to Napster

January 12, 2007 Deal to replace download service gained in MusicNow acquisition, preserve members' existing music libraries. TAGS: AOL Music, Napster Inc., America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc.

Warner, Bertelsmann settle over Napster

April 24, 2007 Bertelsmann admits no liability, but pays $110 million as part of the terms of the deal. TAGS: Bertelsmann AG, Warner Music Group Corp., Napster Inc., settlement

Napster wildfire spreads beyond music

May 15, 2000 As the Net overcomes today's size and speed barriers, Napster-like technologies could be used to trade everything from full-length movies to entire computer operating systems--basically, anything d... TAGS: Napster Inc., piracy, file-sharing, entertainment, Hollywood, music, America Online Inc., operating system

The promise and peril of video sharing

August 25, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says YouTube is careful to avoid the mistakes that ultimately torpedoed Napster. TAGS: Napster Inc., YouTube, acquisition, traffic, video, Sony Corp.

Life after Napster

December 15, 2006 As a venture capitalist, IP attorney and CEO, Hank Barry has seen a lot in more than three decades working in tech. TAGS: Hank Barry, Napster Inc., entrepreneurial, interim-CEO, venture capital, lawyer, attorney, P2P, law

Analysts don't like YouTube's chances

October 2, 2006 Forrester argues that while YouTube may have media companies' attention, one copyright lawsuit could undo it all. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., YouTube, Napster Inc., Warner Music Group Corp., media company, research company, file-sharing, video

TVUPlayer: Another Napster?

October 24, 2006 The video service is building an audience but legal experts wonder about copyright issues. Image: Peer-to-peer television TAGS: TVU Networks, copyright violation, Napster Inc., Disney Corp., P2P, broadcaster, streaming video, channel, spokesman, lawyer, U.S., TV, YouTube, video

Visa halts its service for allofmp3.com

October 18, 2006 Beleaguered music download site says it will stop discounting songs and give them away, says newspaper report. TAGS: Visa International, music download, Russia, copyright law, Napster Inc., Kazaa, U.S.

Does video have a Napster problem?

March 13, 2006 As Hollywood adapts to online realities, video-sharing sites could soon face a day of reckoning. TAGS: Napster Inc., copyright infringement, eDonkey, Metallica, file-swapping, P2P, Usenet, file-sharing, video, CEO, YouTube, movie, TV

YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law

March 13, 2007 Wording of DMCA, which appeared in Congress long before the Web video revolution, could determine whether YouTube disappears. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, YouTube, copyright infringement, fate, copyright law, hosting company, Napster Inc., attorney, Google Inc., video

File-sharing 'graveyard' still filling up

June 29, 2007 The MPAA's legal strategy hasn't done much to slow down online piracy of movies. But will that save TorrentSpy? TAGS: online piracy, Napster Inc., file-sharing, lawsuit, Sweden, attorney, battle, search engine, U.S.

Leaked e-mails reveal MediaDefender's antipiracy woes

September 20, 2007 Messages portray a company overwhelmed by file-swapping community and skepticism from entertainment executives.MediaDefender is wake-up call for entertainment sector TAGS: antipiracy, file-sharing, music industry, file-swapping, entertainment, Napster Inc., P2P file sharing, P2P, e-mail, Sony Corp., security

Apple's long shadow over mobile music

April 2, 2007 Handset makers are introducing plenty of phones that play music. But it's hard to imagine any besting the iPod or the soon-to-be-released iPhone. TAGS: Motorola ROKR, handset maker, hype, Sprint Nextel, Napster Inc., subscriber, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, AT&T Corp., handset, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer, digital music, music, song, Motorola Inc., mobile phone

Chuck D lays down the law on DRM

September 19, 2006 Rapper who now runs a content service tells conference-goers that he believes in DRM if it's not overly restrictive. TAGS: digital-rights management, anti-DRM, Napster Inc., portal, MySpace, London, MP3

Microsoft sues over source code theft

September 26, 2006 Alleged hacker known as "Viodentia" broke through copy-protection tools using Redmond's own code, company charges. TAGS: copy protection, hacker, source code, Redmond, SDK, Napster Inc., digital media, Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., developer, Yahoo! Inc., movie, Microsoft Windows

Apple, AT&T: Bosom buddies or odd couple?

September 13, 2007 The corporate pair that launched the iPhone shares much in common. They also have plenty of conflicts as they push competing digital music businesses. TAGS: AT&T Corp., EMusic, Motorola ROKR, Apple Computer, Verizon Wireless, Napster Inc., Apple iPhone, music, Motorola Inc., Sprint Nextel, cell phone, Apple iTunes, media player, entertainment, U.S., Apple iPod

Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or else

November 10, 2007 Top congressional Democrats put pressure on colleges and universities to stamp out peer-to-peer piracy or lose financial aid for all their students. TAGS: university, Audible Magic, college, P2P, student, Democrat, Napster Inc., president, file-sharing, letter
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