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  • Napster hack leads to free downloads

    It's like the old Napster all over again: all the music you want for free, as long as you're willing to get a little geeky.

  • Napster case: Setting the legal standard

    No longer the poster child for free online music, Napster's flagging file-swapping service has turned into a testing ground for ways to control other services that are capturing its one-time popularity.

  • Network tool reins in music downloads

    As the success of digital music services like Apple Computer's iTunes and Napster puts new pressure on corporate and other private computer networks, a generation of tools is springing up to control the software.

  • Napster lifts some song-swapping limits

    Napster has released a new version of its software that allows customers to find many songs that recently disappeared from its file-swapping service.

  • Why we're better than Napster: MusicNet

    MusicNet CEO Alan McGlade says his music subscription service will sing. But are you ready to pay?

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  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.

  • Peer to peer: Revolution recedes

    It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world.

  • Tech giants lock down wireless content

    A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

Reviews (24)

  • KaZaa Media Desktop

    KaZaa borrows best-of-breed features from Napster and Gnutella, but it serves up ads if you're not careful. Does this all add up to heavenly downloads? We'll tell you.

  • Roxio taps Fanning for Napster take two

    Former file-swapping wunderkind Sean Fanning has signed up to help CD-burning technology company Roxio build a reborn Napster service--but with a difference.

  • Apple's music: Evolution, not revolution

    Analysis: For all the glitz surrounding the unveiling Monday of Apple Computer's new music service, a quick look suggests that it's a solid, but hardly revolutionary, addition to the market.

  • Developer to revive iTunes file-sharing

    The developer of a peer-to-peer file-sharing plug-in for Apple Computer's iTunes music application has decided to give the software a new lease on life, after it was put out of commission by the computer maker's lawyers earlier this month.

  • Kazaa releases new software

    Australian-headquartered Sharman Networks released a new version of its Kazaa file-trading software Thursday, adding new features and advertising partners the company hopes will aid in its legal struggle for its life.

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