Far from his anarchic Napster days, file-swapping pioneer Shawn Fanning and several of his old colleagues are quietly working on a new venture called Snocap that is aimed at turning peer-to-peer networks into dollars for record companies.
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.
The release of industry figures show that 2000 was the best year in the music industry's history. Free-music lovers are using these results as evidence of Napster's mistreatment.
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A test version of Napster's new subscription-based file-swapping service will be available shortly, the company said.
Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.
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No, not the company -- just ancillary products. This file-sharing craze has definitely moved out of the limelight and into the microwave; counterculture youths are cooking up more than their share of freeze-dried Napster yum-yums. Are you a true supporter?
One sure way to stop pirates is to make music free. Distributors could pick up the tab and get their investment back from marketers and advertisers.
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