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  • Napster buyout blocked--end is near

    Napster loses its final battle against the RIAA, as music industry lawyers convince a judge to block the file-swapping company's US$9 million sale to Bertelsmann.

  • Napster's keeper makes big Net bet

    Bertelsmann's US$60 million wager on Napster falls flat, but the company is still up for the high-stakes online game.

  • 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.

  • Audiogalaxy swaps music services

    One-time file-swapping powerhouse Audiogalaxy, hobbled by a legal settlement with record labels, has launched a legal music offer in place of its old download service.

  • 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.

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