The release of industry figures show that 2000 was the best year in the music industry's history. Free-music lovers are using these results as evidence of Napster's mistreatment.
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.
Two major record labels filed suit Monday against venture capital firm Hummer Winblad Venture Partners for its investment in Napster, alleging that it contributed to rampant music theft through the former file-swapping network.
Record company attorneys seeking a quick end to their copyright suit against Napster instead found themselves fielding pointed questions from a US federal judge over planned music subscription services.
After successful suits against Napster, Scour and Aimster, the record industry and Hollywood studios are again flexing their muscles. The new plan: Sue file-trading networks Music City, Kazaa and Grokster.
Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.
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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.
Analysis: For all the glitz surrounding the unveiling Monday of Apple Computer's new music service, a quick look suggests that it's a solid, but hardly revolutionary, addition to the market.
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KaZaa borrows best-of-breed features from Napster and Gnutella, but it serves up ads if you're not careful. Does this all add up to heavenly downloads? We'll tell you.
No, not the company -- just ancillary products. This file-sharing craze has definitely moved out of the limelight and into the microwave; counterculture youths are cooking up more than their share of freeze-dried Napster yum-yums. Are you a true supporter?
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