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    Over the holidays, Napster unleashed the latest version of its song-swapping beast. To the great relief of music lovers around the world, the new incarnation is free to use. While the developers have added minor improvements and bug fixes, the latest revision also has some serious flaws.

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    Digital music and DVD movie add-on packs for Windows XP could stir controversy around its decision not to fully support the MP3 file format.

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    Every day someone new pipes up and promises cool and exciting means to encrypt music files. But nothing seems to work. Will there ever be a secure digital music format?

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    Napster may be trying to deflect the heat from a recording industry lawsuit by adding Microsoft's piracy-proof Windows Media Audio to its latest beta. Is tougher copyright protection in the works?

  • Napster launches Version 2, beta 9

    The latest incarnation of Napster not only includes the expected bug fixes, it also comes complete with a link to corporate commerce.

  • Microsoft changes its tune on MP3 ripping

    Microsoft will provide the resources for ripping MP3 files in Windows XP after all. But there is a catch: Consumers will pay extra for it.

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