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  • Napster 'out of tune' with music-swappers

    Almost nine out of 10 Napster users will abandon the free music file-swapping community once it introduces fees, according to a survey conducted by ZDNet.

  • Labels dodge scrutiny in Napster case

    A day before the major record labels asked for a one-month halt in their lawsuit against file-swapping start-up Napster, a federal judge told them she would turn close scrutiny on their online practices.

  • Napster's tab: US$100 million and climbing

    Bertelsmann's quest to keep the controversial Napster alive has cost the media giant more than US$100 million--and it could become even more expensive.

  • Napster's keeper makes big Net bet

    Bertelsmann's US$60 million wager on Napster falls flat, but the company is still up for the high-stakes online game.

  • Publishers trounce Universal in license fight

    Music publishers yesterday won an important legal ruling against the world's largest record label in a case that could set rules for streaming copyrighted songs over the Internet.

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