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  • Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes

    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.

  • Apple vs Real: Is the user the loser?

    When Napster shut down in July 2001, remember how loudly the recording industry cheered?

  • A sneak peek at a legal Napster

    RealNetworks has given a first public look at the company's MusicNet subscription service, outlining features that resemble Napster's file-swapping service.

  • Napster cuts deal with major labels

    Napster has agreed to use a new music service being developed by three major record labels in a legal version of the popular file-swapping network.

  • Hardwiring copyrights

    A fight over control of computer hardware, fanned by music trading posts such as Napster and Gnutella, is pitting free-speech advocates against some of Silicon Valley's largest companies.

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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.

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