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  • Napster model: ISPs to subsidise record labels

    At the core of Napster's proposed subscription model is an idea so simple the record companies should fall all over themselves adopting it: Make other people pay for millions of dollars in costs the labels pick up today.

  • Napster CEO talks shop to librarians

    Embattled Napster Chief Executive Hank Barry took the stage at a conference of librarians at the weekend to speak about the thorny issues surrounding his troubled song-swap company--issues that could soon vex libraries as well.

  • Scour sold at bankruptcy auction

    CenterSpan Communications has won the rights to the file-swapping technology of Scour, planting the seeds of a potential competitor to Napster's new music service.

  • Napster rivals unlikely to throw up filters

    Napster's plans to block some music from its system could put pressure on other file-swapping services to do the same, but don't expect any rush to filter.

  • Media groups appeal P2P ruling

    Record labels and movie studios said Tuesday that they have appealed an April federal court ruling that held for the first time that some file-swapping software was legal.

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  • New swap shop for Napster founder

    Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.

  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    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.

  • Peer to peer: Revolution recedes

    It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world.

Reviews (4)

  • Best of October 2002

    Take a look at the best and most popular stories at ZDNet Reviews for the month of October.

  • 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.

  • Peer pressure: 10 P2P utilities tested

    Despite the RIAA's efforts to shut down file-swapping services, these 10 apps carry Napster's torch.

  • Can't stop the music

    Trying to find a path through the music copy and share debate is a continuing battle, but should it be?

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