Record label, Napster to play together
Bertelsmann and Napster are developing a subscription service, but the deal is unlikely to derail a lawsuit that threatens to close Napster's free music-swapping service.
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Bertelsmann and Napster are developing a subscription service, but the deal is unlikely to derail a lawsuit that threatens to close Napster's free music-swapping service. "All the other plaintiffs want an injunction. The fact that there is one less plaintiff means very little." - Leonard Rubin, Gordon & Glickson copyright attorney |
| Record label signs deal with Napster video | update Bertelsmann forms an alliance with the online music-swapping service, signaling a significant shift in the so far hostile face-off between the major record labels and the start-up.
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