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- For Napster, Inc. (formerly Roxio), and the paid Napster music service see Napster (pay service).
Napster is an online music service which was originally a file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning. Napster was the first widely-used peer-to-peer (or P2P) music sharing service, and it made a major impact on how people, especially university students, used the Internet. Its technology allowed music fans to easily share MP3 format song files with each other, thus leading to the music industry's accusations of massive copyright violations. Although the original service was shut down by court order, it paved the way for decentralized P2P file-sharing programs such as Kazaa, Limewire, and BearShare, which have been much harder to control. Napster continues to live on with pay services today. The popularity and repercussions of the first Napster has made it a legendary icon in the computer and entertainment fields.
Origins
Shawn Fanning along with volunteer Sean Parker first released the original Napster in June of 1999 while Fanning was attending Northeastern University in Boston. Fanning wanted an easier method of finding music than by searching IRC or Lycos. John Fanning of Hull, Massachusetts, who is Shawn's uncle, struck an agreement which gave Shawn 30% control of the company, with the rest going to his uncle. Napster began to build an office and executive team in San Mateo, California, in September of 1999. Napster was the first of the massively popular peer-to-peer file sharing systems, although it was not fully peer-to-peer since it used central servers to maintain lists of connected systems and the files they provided - directories, effectively - while actual transactions were conducted directly between machines. Although there were already media which facilitated the sharing of files across the Internet, such as IRC, Hotline, and USENET, Napster specialized exclusively in music in the form of MP3 files and presented a user-friendly interface. The result was a system whose popularity generated an enormous selection of music to download. Although the recording industry denounced music sharing as equivalent to theft, many Napster users felt justified in using the service for a number of reasons. Many believed that the quality of new albums had decreased by the mid-1990s, with the typical bestselling album containing only one or two good songs bundled with many low-quality "filler" songs. Additionally, the price per track had greatly increased as an increase in the overall price of CDs was coupled with a decrease in the number of tracks included with each CD. People praised Napster because it enabled them to obtain hit songs without having to buy an entire album. Napster also made it relatively easy for music enthusiasts to download copies of songs that were otherwise difficult to obtain, like older songs, unreleased recordings, and songs from concert bootleg recordings. Some users felt justified in downloading digital copies of recordings they had already purchased in other formats, like LP and cassette tape, before the compact disc emerged as the dominant format for music recordings. More on [ Napster ]
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Band posts songs as apology for Napster ban - Hard rock band Rage Against The Machine is offering an olive branch to fans angry about being booted from Napster last week, posting a long list of otherwise unavailable songs and videos to its Web site. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Band posts songs as apology for Napster ban | Rage Against The Machine is offering an olive branch to fans angry about being booted from Napster, posting a long list of otherwise unavailable songs and videos to its Web site. | December 15, 2000, 10:15 AM PT | John Borland ]
Band rages against Napster ban of fans - Another round of music fans has been banned from Napster's music-swapping service for trading copyrighted music - but this time, the band involved appears to be as angry as the fans. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Band rages against Napster ban of fans | Another group of music fans is banned from the music-swapping service for trading copyrighted music--but this time, the band involved appears to be as angry as the fans.
| December 7, 2000, 5:45 PM PT | John Borland ]
Big Blue touts new Napster-proof music locks - IBM releases a new version of its anti-piracy technology for music that it says could help block song traders who use services such as Napster or Gnutella. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Big Blue touts new Napster-proof music locks | IBM releases a new version of its anti-piracy technology for music that it says could help block song traders who use services such as Napster or Gnutella.
| January 21, 2001, 9:00 PM PT | John Borland ]
Can Napster and Bertelsmann make sweet music together? - Can Napster continue to exist as before with the recent merging with Bertelsmann? [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Can Napster and Bertelsmann make sweet music together? | Over the next few years, the established music, movie and publishing industries will have less effect on the Napsters of the world than the Napsters will have on them, according to Wharton. | November 9, 2000, 4:00 AM PT | Knowledge@Wh... ]
Colleges spurn Metallica request to ban Napster - At least three renowned universities have decided against banning the use of the popular Napster digital music file-swapping software on their college campuses. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Colleges spurn Metallica request to ban Napster | At least three renowned universities have decided against banning the use of the popular digital music file-swapping software. | September 22, 2000, 12:45 PM PT | Corey Grice ]
Court adjourns without decision in Napster case - A panel of appellate judges harshly grilled lawyers for both Napster and the recording industry before adjourning without a decision today in the latest round of a closely watched legal clash that pits the Internet against copyright laws. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Court adjourns without decision in Napster case | A panel of appellate judges harshly grills lawyers for both the start-up and the recording industry before adjourning without a decision.
| October 2, 2000, 1:40 PM PT | John Borland ]
Court grants stay of Napster injunction - Nine hours before it would have been forced to shut down its music-swapping service, Napster has won a temporary reprieve. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Court grants stay of Napster injunction | An appeals court issues a stay on an injunction that threatened to shut down the music-swapping site at midnight PT tonight.
| July 28, 2000, 5:00 PM PT | Cecily Barnes | Scott Ard ]
Courts set rhythm for online music - Year in Review: In a crowded San Francisco courtroom last July, Napster chief executive Hank Barry listened in dismay as a judge pronounced sentence on his vision of digital music's future. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Courts set rhythm for online music | Many of the defining moments in the past year's online music world came not in corporate boardrooms or on the byways of the Net, but in the tense confines of the courtroom.
| December 20, 2000, 4:00 AM PT | John Borland ]
Dave Matthews Band releases single on Napster - The popular group releases a single on Napster in what is the first official promotion by a BMG Entertainment-backed act to tap the controversial file-swapping service. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Dave Matthews Band releases single on Napster | The popular group releases a single on Napster in what is the first
official promotion by a BMG Entertainment-backed act to tap the
controversial file-swapping service. | January 12, 2001, 3:35 PM PT | Cecily Barnes ]
EMusic software to block Napster members - After failing to reach an agreement with Napster, EMusic on Tuesday unveiled software that identifies and blocks songs being shared by people using the controversial music-swapping service. Includes video footage. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ eMusic software to block Napster members | Music e-tailer unveils software that identifies, blocks songs shared by people using the music-swapping service.
| November 21, 2000, 10:00 AM PT | Erich Luening ]
Fans undaunted by Napster constraints - Although they're quick to defend the music file-swapping service, fans seem to have little loyalty to Napster as it battles the courts. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Fans undaunted by Napster constraints | Although they're quick to defend the music file-swapping service, fans seem to have little loyalty to Napster as it battles the courts. | March 2, 2001, 3:35 PM PT | Cecily Barnes | Rachel Konrad ]
Feds disagree about Napster controversy - The legal fight over music-swapping start-up Napster has divided Washington, pitting at least one powerful legislator against the Clinton administration. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Feds disagree about Napster controversy | The legal fight over the music-swapping start-up has divided Washington, pitting at least one powerful legislator against the Clinton administration. | September 18, 2000, 8:00 AM PT | John Borland ]
For the Love of Napster - Report on the Wired's Readers Raves awards ceremony, including Napster receiving multiple awards. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ For the Love of Napster | I had no interest last night in getting spiffed up to attend Wired's Readers Raves awards ceremony, but the preteens who manage the DuBaud household, and this column, insisted. | October 13, 2000 ]
Free web music not just a fad - Napster not just for college students: 42 percent of US Internet users who download free copies of songs are between the ages of 30 and 49, according to a study released yesterday. [SFGate.com]
Hacker smears Web sites with pro-Napster messages - A pseudonymous hacker has launched a Web graffiti spree, defacing Web sites ranging from NASA to the Communications Workers of America with a pro-Napster message. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Hacker smears Web sites with pro-Napster messages | A pseudonymous hacker has launched a Web graffiti spree, defacing Web sites ranging from NASA to the Communications Workers of America with a pro-Napster message.
| September 7, 2000, 6:25 PM PT | John Borland ]
How the Napster ban affects users - List of frequently asked questions for users about the order for Napster's shutdown. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ FAQ: How today's order affects Napster fans | CNET News.com takes a look at some of the most important questions for fans and foes following historic court ruling against the music-swapping service.
| July 26, 2000, 9:05 PM PT | CNET News.com Staff ]
Inside Napster - Detailed article delving into how the music-sharing phenom began, where it went wrong, and what happens next. [BusinessWeek Online]
Judge expands on Napster shutdown order - Federal Judge Marilyn Hall Patel released the details of her decision ordering the company to close its digital doors. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Judge expands on Napster shutdown order | The loaded gun pointed at Napster's head looms a little larger, as federal Judge Marilyn Hall Patel releases the details of her decision ordering the company to close its digital doors.
| August 11, 2000, 5:20 PM PT | John Borland ]
Legal experts see one course for Napster: litigation - Napster's appeal of a court-ordered shutdown has granted the company more time but little room to maneuver in its ongoing clash with the recording industry. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Legal experts see one course for Napster: litigation | The music-swapping company's appeal of a court-ordered shutdown grants it more time but little room to maneuver in its clash with the recording industry, legal experts say.
| August 1, 2000, 6:00 PM PT | Cecily Barnes ]
Listen Up: Napster Is Infringing - Napster's New Artist Program, was recently redesigned to include a genre tree of music categories. Listen.com is now suing, because it thinks that the pages look too similar to information on its website. [Wired News]
Meta Description: [ Get Wired's take on technology business news and the Silicon Valley scene including IT, media, mobility, broadband, video, design, security, software, networking and internet startups on Wired.com ]
Metallica's new album is Napster-proof - Metallica released their long awaited Download This CD, and the band declared it Napster-proof. [BBspot]
Meta Description: [ BBspot - Los Angeles, CA - Metallica released their long awaited "Download This" CD today, and the band declared it Napster-proof. ]
Metallica, Dr. Dre urge colleges to cut Napster access - The attorney representing Metallica and rap star Dr. Dre in their lawsuits against Napster is sending a barrage of letters to top universities, pushing them to block students from using the popular file-swapping software. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Metallica, Dr. Dre urge colleges to cut Napster access | The attorney representing the musicians in their lawsuits against the file-swapping software company is sending letters to top universities, pushing them to block students from using the service. | September 8, 2000, 12:00 PM PT | John B... ]
Musicians launch national anti-Napster campaign - An industry-backed group of musicians has launched a high-profile ad campaign against online music piracy, hoping to persuade fans not to use Napster and other similar Net tools. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Musicians launch national anti-Napster campaign | Artists Against
Piracy kicks off its efforts with full-page ads in USA
Today, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and other national newspapers.
| July 11, 2000, 3:20 PM PT | John Borland ]
Napster adds CDNow link with upgrade - The file-swapping service releases a new version of its software that includes an e-commerce component linking to the Bertelsmann-owned retail site. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster adds CDNow link with upgrade | The file-swapping service releases a new version of its software that includes an e-commerce component linking to the Bertelsmann-owned retail site. | January 11, 2001, 2:00 PM PT | Cecily Barnes ]
Napster among fastest-growing Net technologies - Fans of the online music-swapping company downloaded 1.39 billion songs in September, transforming the hotly contested technology into one of the Internet's most popular applications, according to new studies. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster among fastest-growing Net technologies | Fans of the online music-swapping company download 1.39 billion songs in September, transforming the hotly contested technology into one of the Internet's most popular applications. | October 5, 2000, 1:10 PM PT | Rachel Konrad ]
Napster and MP3 News - Napster and MP3 current and past news, updated daily.
Meta Description: [ napster.com and all related mp3 current and past news - Unbiased napster links, news, searching and more at napstermp3.com ]
Napster asks fans to purchase CDs - Napster is asking its fans to participate in a two-day buy-cott this weekend, a plan aimed at winning support for the music-swapping firm. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster asks fans to purchase CDs | The beleaguered music-swapping firm is asking its fans to participate in a two-day buy-cott this
weekend, a plan aimed at winning grassroots support.
| July 28, 2000, 8:05 AM PT | Evan Hansen | Jeff Pelline ]
Napster co-founder swaps one start-up for another - Napster co-founder Jordan Ritter has left the company and joined a San Francisco financial technology start-up, Round1 Private Capital Marketplace. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster co-founder swaps one start-up for another | Jordan Ritter leaves the music-swapping company he helped co-found to join a San Francisco financial technology start-up, Round1 Private Capital Marketplace. | November 15, 2000, 11:30 AM PT | Evan Hansen ]
Napster fans fight back - More than 30,000 of the Metallica fans banned from Napster last week have appealed the move, saying they didn't do anything illegal. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster says 30,000 Metallica fans appeal ban | The music-swapping software company says the fans--banned from the service for allegedly trading the band's copyrighted songs--say they didn't do anything illegal.
| May 16, 2000, 12:55 PM PT | John Borland ]
Napster fans seen as music browsers, not buyers - More people may be window-shopping at online music retailer CDNow since they started using software from file-swapping service Napster, but fewer people are buying, according to a new report. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster fans seen as music browsers, not buyers | More people may be window-shopping at Bertelsmann-owned e-tailer CDNow since they started using software from file-swapping service Napster, but fewer people are buying, according to a new report.
| October 31, 2000, 1:50 PM PT | Gwendolyn... ]
Napster fans squeeze through loopholes - For faithful Napster members wondering how they'll get free music from now on, solutions are quickly making the rounds. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster fans squeeze through loopholes | For faithful Napster members wondering how they'll get free music from now on, solutions are quickly making the rounds. | March 6, 2001, 1:10 PM PT | Cecily Barnes ]
Napster finds help for filtering songs - The music-swapping company hires Gracenote, which maintains a massive database identifying recorded music, to help find and block songs from being traded online. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster finds help for filtering songs | The music-swapping company hires Gracenote, which maintains a massive database identifying recorded music, to help find and block songs from being traded online. | March 13, 2001, 11:50 AM PT | John Borland ]
Napster goes to court over cat trademark - Napster, an online music-sharing service fighting a landmark copyright dispute, sued online retailer Sport Service for wrongfully using its trademark. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster goes to court over cat trademark | The online music-sharing service, which is embroiled in a landmark copyright dispute, accuses online retailer Sport Service of wrongfully using its cat-design trademark. | December 29, 2000, 12:45 PM PT | Bloomberg News ]
Napster Goes to Washington - Digital music heavyweights gathered in Washington, D.C. to give testimony at a hearing on music downloading and file trading. [Wired News]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth politics and legal news coverage including online privacy, Internet security, government regulations, censorship and free speech from Wired.com. ]
Napster hack allows free distribution of software and movies - New Napster 'hack' that allows not just music transfers, but video and software also. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster hack allows free distribution of software, movies | A new program has been posted on the Internet that transforms Napster into a full-blown online swap meet capable of trading videos and software.
| March 22, 2000, 4:15 PM PT | John Borland ]
Napster lawyers prep defense in music battle - Explanation of the Napster software and the law suit details to date. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster lawyers prep defense in music battle | Lawyers for the music-swapping company get ready to present key arguments that could ultimately decide its fate. | July 3, 2000, 5:00 AM PT | John Borland | Evan Hansen ]
Napster Links - Features a large list of links to various news reports and other related information about Napster and their lawsuit.
Meta Description: [ This site has links to news and information about Napster and the Napster Lawsuit ]
Napster opens doors to Mac owners - Napster on Wednesday released a Macintosh version of its wildly popular file-swapping software, officially welcoming Apple computer users to the free-music revolution. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster opens doors to Mac owners | The company releases a Macintosh version of its wildly popular
file-swapping software, officially welcoming Apple computer users to the free-music revolution.
| October 25, 2000, 2:20 PM PT | Patricia Jacobus ]
Napster pleads with court for survival - A federal judge made a legal error in ordering Napster to ban the trade of copyrighted music on its service, lawyers for the popular file-swapping service told an appeals court today. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster pleads with court for survival | The music-swapping site argues that a lower court ruling against it was legally flawed.
| August 18, 2000, 7:20 PM PT | John Borland ]
Napster popularity boosts gadget demand - Napster's legal pain has become the computer industry's financial gain as millions of people download digital music to burn onto CDs or transfer to portable players. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster popularity boosts gadget demand | The company's legal pain has become the computer industry's financial gain as millions of people download digital music to burn onto CDs or transfer to portable players.
| July 31, 2000, 6:50 PM PT | Rachel Konrad ]
Napster Shares the Wealth - Just days after punk band The Offspring began selling unauthorized Napster merchandise through its website, the two parties choose collaboration instead of litigation. [Wired News]
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Napster suit tests new copyright law - A new copyright law designed to protect the works of songwriters, is being tested in a case that pits the powerful recording industry against a wildly popular but controversial music start-up Napster. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster suit tests new copyright law | The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is being examined in a case that pits the powerful recording industry against a wildly popular but controversial music start-up. | April 11, 2000, 5:20 AM PT | Patricia Jacobus ]
Napster takes last stab at record industry arguments - Napster has fired its final legal salvo before meeting the record industry in appeals court, accusing the big labels of trying to hijack the beleaguered music-swapping company's technology. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster takes last stab at record industry arguments | The music-swapping company fires its final legal salvo before meeting the record industry in appeals court, accusing the labels of trying to hijack the beleaguered company's technology. | September 13, 2000, 11:05 AM PT | John Borland ]
Napster traffic figures raise new questions - The drama of Napster's legal death-sentence has catapulted its site into the list of the Internet's most popular destinations. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster traffic figures raise new questions | According to ratings firm Media Metrix, more people visited Napster.com last week than they did Amazon.com, long one of the best-known brands on the Web.
| August 4, 2000, 4:00 AM PT | John Borland ]
Napster updates software as court case looms - Despite the uncertain outcome of a court case that threatens to deal Napster a potentially fatal blow, the music-swapping service has released an updated version of its software that makes it easier to find specific songs and bands. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster updates software as court case looms | Despite a court case that threatens to deal the music-swapping service a fatal blow, the company releases an updated version of its software that makes it easier to find specific songs and bands. | December 26, 2000, 11:00 AM PT | Cecily Barnes ]
Napster wildfire spreads beyond music - Article explaining how Napster works and why the music industry is against it. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster wildfire spreads beyond music | 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 digital.
| May 15, 2000, 5:00 AM PT | CNET News.com Staff ]
Napster will live or die by 'fair use' - Discusses the laws of 'fair use' and how it fits in with the Napster trials. [The Register]
Napster's Good? Bad? Er, What...? - Benefits of free music to the recording industry, and does streaming and downloading music on the Internet encourages CD sales? [Wired News]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]
Napster, Bertelsmann draw indie label to new service - Napster and Bertelsmann have attracted their first ally in their attempt to create a subscription-based version of the start-up's controversial music-swapping service. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster, Bertelsmann draw indie label to new service | The companies attract their first ally in their attempt to create a subscription-based version of Napster's controversial music-swapping service.
| January 2, 2001, 11:45 AM PT | John Borland ]
Napster, by all of the Top Cartoonists - Political cartoons about the Napster issue from top newspaper editorial cartoonists around the world.
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Napster: Downloading music for free is legal - Napster's message for the courts and the recording industry is that downloading songs online without payment is legal. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Napster: Downloading music for free is legal | The embattled online music-swapping company has a simple message for the courts and for the record industry: Downloading songs online without paying for them is legal.
| July 3, 2000, 4:30 PM PT | John Borland ]
Napster: friend or foe? - Fans have already embraced new music-distribution technologies. Musicians can fight them or join them. [Salon.com]
Meta Description: [ Fans have already embraced new music-distribution technologies. Musicians can fight them or join them. ]
New technologies could be key for Napster resolution - As music-swapping company Napster and the record industry skirmish in court, a bevy of technology companies are coming out with ideas they say can help the two sides settle their legal disputes. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ New technologies could be key for Napster resolution | As the music-swapping company and the record industry skirmish in court, a bevy of technology companies are developing ideas they say can help the two sides settle their legal disputes.
| September 1, 2000, 12:50 PM PT | John Borland ]
New Tools Tame Napster Traffic - How traffic shapers are used to prevent Napster and similar bandwidth hogs from overwhelming campus and corporate networks.
Meta Description: [ New traffic-shaping devices promise to prevent Napster and similar bandwidth hogs from overwhelming campus and corporate networks, an advancement early adopters say will loosen bans on these increasingly popular Internet applications. ]
Presidential candidates drawn into Napster debate - We have some idea where George W. Bush and Al Gore stand on health care, foreign policy and social security. But what about Napster and copyright claims, the issue that has taken the Net by storm? [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Presidential candidates drawn into Napster debate | George W. Bush and Al Gore reveal where they stand on the issue that has taken the Net by storm: file swapping and copyright claims. | October 17, 2000, 2:50 PM PT | Patricia Jacobus ]
Pro-Napster vandal talks after FBI raid - The law has caught up with Pimpshiz, the hacker allegedly responsible for defacing some 200 Web sites with pro-Napster graffiti. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Pro-Napster vandal talks after FBI raid | A Pleasant Hill, Calif., teenager who allegedly defaced almost 200 Web sites under the name Pimpshiz tells why he did it. | January 12, 2001, 12:55 PM PT | Robert Lemos ]
Programmers help Napster clones take off - Article about the new open source program Gnutella which shares music files over the internet, similar to Napster. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Programmers help ]
Record label signs deal with Napster - German media conglomerate Bertelsmann said Tuesday that it has formed an alliance with online music-swapping service Napster, signaling a significant shift in the so far hostile face-off between the major record labels and the start-up. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Record label signs deal with Napster | 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.
| October 31, 2000, 11:30 AM PT | Jim Hu | Evan Hansen ]
Record producer sues over Napster alliance - Bertelsmann's e-commerce unit is helping Napster infringe copyright recordings by financing the start-up's music-sharing operations, the former producer for 1960s rock group Jefferson Airplane says. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Record producer sues over Napster alliance | Bertelsmann's e-commerce unit is helping the start-up infringe copyright recordings by financing its music-sharing operations, the former producer for 1960s rock group Jefferson Airplane says. | November 27, 2000, 6:50 PM PT | Bloomberg News ]
RIAA asks judge to pull all major-label songs off Napster - RIAA asked the courts to block all major-label content from being traded through Napster. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ RIAA asks judge to pull all major-label songs off Napster | The Recording Industry Association of America fires its latest legal salvo against music-swapping firm Napster, asking a judge to block all major-label content from being traded through the service. | June 13, 2000, 1:35 PM PT | John ... ]
RIAA chief asks Napster to apologize to Metallica - If Napster really wants to bury the hatchet with the Recording Industry Association of America, it may have to eat crow and issue a personal apology. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ RIAA chief asks Napster to apologize to Metallica | If Napster really wants to bury the hatchet with the Recording Industry Association of America, it may have to eat crow and issue a personal apology. | November 6, 2000, 4:00 PM PT | Cecily Barnes ]
Senator Hatch's Napster Epiphany - Discusses the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). [The Register]
Study finds Napster use may cut into record sales - Report on some of the first statistics to reflect the effects of the popular MP3 software Napster, on retail CD sales. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Study finds Napster use may cut into record sales | A new study shows declining CD sales at stores near universities, and some are pointing fingers at online music-swapping software such as Napster.
| May 25, 2000, 6:20 AM PT | John Borland | Rachel Konrad ]
Study: College students would pay for Napster - About one in three students would be willing to pay for an online music subscription service such as the one proposed by the file-swapping company, a report says. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Study: College students would pay for Napster | About one in three students would be willing to pay for an online music subscription service such as the one proposed by the file-swapping company, a report says. | April 10, 2001, 3:00 PM PT | Gwendolyn Mariano ]
Tech giants slam Napster injunction - A broad coalition of technology and Internet companies are filing legal briefs today that are bitterly critical of last month's court decision against Napster, saying it could threaten the future of much of the technology industry. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Tech giants slam Napster injunction | A broad coalition of technology and Internet companies file legal briefs that are bitterly critical of last month's court decision against Napster.
| August 25, 2000, 3:45 PM PT | John Borland ]
The Great Napster Hope - Napster's legal dream team had a rather lengthy response to the recording industry's lawsuit, but the message could be boiled down into two words: Screw you. [Wired News]
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The Smashing Pumpkins takes music directly to Napster fans - Alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins released what is being called its final album on vinyl and the MP3 format last week, forgoing a CD release through its record label, Virgin Records, according to postings on the band's Web site and published reports. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ The Smashing Pumpkins take music directly to Napster fans | The alternative rock group releases what is being called their final album in MP3-only format, forgoing a CD release through their record label, Virgin Records, according to postings on the band's Web site. | September 12, 2000, 6:00 PM ... ]
The week in review: Pay to play Napster? - Napster may be changing the face of its service, making it subscription-based, and offering legal song downloads from supporting record labels. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ The week in review: Pay to play Napster? | Its the end of the Napster as we know it. | November 4, 2000, 6:00 AM PT | Steven Musil ]
Transcript of the injunction against Napster - Transcript of Judge Marilyn Hall Patel's ruling in the Napster vs RIAA legal case. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Transcript of the injunction against Napster | This is the full transcript of last week's injunction against Napster, which was issued orally in federal court. A written ruling has not yet been filed. | August 3, 2000, 2:20 PM PT | CNET News.com Staff ]
Unreleased Madonna Single Slips onto Net - Madonna's new unreleased single found its way into the music-swapping Napster community and onto a few MP3 Web sites. [News.com]
Meta Description: [ Unreleased Madonna single slips onto Net | The pop singer weighs in on the Net music piracy
wars after a copy of an unreleased single finds its way onto Napster and a few MP3 Web sites.
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