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  • Piracy battles have ISPs stuck in crossfire

    As Napster's heyday fades into Internet mythology, its influence is being etched in an increasingly tense game of cops and robbers that has Internet service providers caught in the crossfire.

  • Napster 'stops' the music

    Struggling to make new song-blocking software work, Napster temporarily stopped all file trading on its once-popular service.

  • NineMSN to sell music online

    NineMSN has announced it will launch an online music store that will sell music from the "top five" record labels.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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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.

  • 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 music store

    Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.

  • Xbox hacking not for amateurs

    The first add-ons that purportedly allow the console to play illegally copied game software have gone on sale, but analysts say they're unlikely to inspire a wave of copy infringement.

  • Can the music industry change?

    In order to survive, the IT industry has gone through some big changes in the last few years. by contrast, the music industry still doesn't get it.

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