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  • Record labels scoff at Napster's $1B offer

    Napster's offer to the music industry of a US$1 billion payment over five years has been met with a cool reception. Some describe it as nothing short of a publicity stunt.

  • RIAA wins court case against file-sharer

    A US woman must pay US$220,000 to six major music labels after a federal jury found her guilty of illegally sharing copyright music online.

  • Napster fans plan love-in

    Napster is bringing its message of sharing to Washington, D.C., scheduling a 1960s-like "teach-in" and free concert next month to accompany a planned congressional hearing on online copyright issues.

  • Napster clones next on hit list

    With legal victory against Napster all but assured, the record industry quietly has begun to move against hundreds of Napster clones that also offer free music downloading via the Internet.

  • Napster on the comeback

    Napster has seen traffic surge even as it scrambles to block trade in copyright material, according to a study released in the US.

  • Black Friday for Napster?

    Time is running out for music-swapping company Napster, which faces the possibility of a court order effectively shutting its service down as soon as today.

  • Mediator negotiates Napster conflict

    A mediator appointed by the judge in the Napster case has been negotiating a deal to allow the popular online music-swapping service to survive without violating copyright laws.

  • Raging against the Napster ban

    Another round of music fans has been banned from Napster's music-swapping service for trading copyrighted music -- but this time, the band involved appears to be as angry as the fans.

  • Napster: Gimme shelter in bankruptcy

    Napster, the struggling online music company, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

  • Metallica blasts Napster in court

    Heavy metal band Metallica has complained to a US court that Napster has failed to block access to its music as ordered under the court's injunction.

  • Napster tells court: filters are working

    After a year of legal fits and starts - and repeated attempts to clean up some copyright violations on its own - Napster's anti-piracy efforts are finally official.

  • Case against Napster backers gets green light

    A federal court has allowed record labels to continue a lawsuit against Bertelsmann and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, both onetime backers of the defunct Napster file-swapping network.

  • Napster to sing for its supper

    Unimpressed by Napster's efforts to strip copyright songs out of its file-trading network, the record industry says it will go to court next week to complain that the company is flouting the terms of a court order.

  • Napster 'stops' the music

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

  • Napster puts music on pause

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

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