With Napster and other online threats to major record labels on the ropes, the task of challenging the status quo at a major Net music gathering in New York fell to one of the industry's biggest profit generators - singer Alanis Morissette.
Napster will open its long-promised portable music subscription service Thursday, which will make it the first company to put muscle behind a new music "rental" model aimed at undermining Apple Computer's digital music dominance.
The Recording Industry Association of America said yesterday that it would sharply expand its lobbying campaigns in an attempt to counter pushes by Napster and other foes.
Napster, one of original and best-known music sharing brands, has become a thorn in the side of its parent Bertelsmann because of its AU$400 million legal bill.
A US woman must pay US$220,000 to six major music labels after a federal jury found her guilty of illegally sharing copyright music online.
Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.
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.
The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.
Prevent P2P problems on your network by preparing for security threats from programs such as Napster and KaZaa.
Former White House staffer Jonathan Greenblatt believes Hollywood can respond to the challenge of new media but that it must first must reconsider its audience. Otherwise, Tinseltown's future is sure to turn ugly.
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.
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.
Can Creative's Nomad Jukebox 3 see off competitors in the large storage MP3 playback market? Read our first look.
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 CEO Steve Jobs demos the latest features in two new iPod models.
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