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  • New Napster clips some clones

    The record industry may hit two birds with one stone as Napster upgrades to new software aimed at filtering copyright works from its network.

  • Napster inks settlement, deal with publishers

    Music-swapping company Napster has announced a major deal with music publishers, settling part of its outstanding lawsuit and helping clear the way for its planned subscription 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?

  • Napster bites back

    New legal documents filed by song-swapping company Napster provide an uncharacteristic glimpse behind closed court doors, showing the company's bitterness at being forced to deliver its new product under such tight supervision.

  • Morpheus, others: Playing to Napster's audience

    The downing of the popular file-swapping service, Napster, has had little impact on the Australian market thanks, in part, to the emergence of some solid competition.

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  • 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 (7)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Apple unveils smaller iPod, new software

    Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs kicked off Macworld Expo on Tuesday in the U.S. by announcing a smaller iPod music player, new multimedia software and an update to Microsoft's Office package.

  • Tech Guide: MP3 player buying guide

    This guide will help you pick the perfect MP3 player for your needs.

  • Digital Audio Formats Demystified

    Without a doubt, one of the biggest stories of 2000 was the rise of Napster and the continuing saga of MP3. But, MP3 is just one of several digital audio formats widely used today.

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