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Comment Ten years ago a 19-year-old Shawn Fanning launched Napster and music file-sharing; and the property rights war has been raging ever since. Compiled at my home on a sunny autumn day over a morning coffee and dispatched... [24 Sep 2009]
A new media world: Napster's 10-year anniversary
Comment Ten years after the launch of digital music upstart Napster, Gartner analyst Mike McGuire ponders the controversial program's legacy. In short, my feeling about Napster requires me to... [03 Jun 2009]
Does Pirate Bay verdict spell trouble for Google?
Comment This penalty is significant, as it is the largest case ruling since the 2001 Napster case, and is clearly a victory for media rights owners. Similar to Napster, The Pirate Bay site did... [28 Apr 2009]
Free music downloads get Universal blessing
News Although billed by some as an iTunes competitor, SpiralFrog's idea is more akin to subscription services such as MTV's Urge or Napster. A start-up hailing from the Big Apple is touting a free music... [30 Aug 2006]
And finally: Microsoft to launch iPod rival
News Also unclear is whether rival music services, such as Napster, RealNetworks' Rhapsody and Urge will work with Microsoft's upcoming player. A spokeswoman for Napster said the company isn't worried about... [24 Jul 2006]
BSkyB P2P deal warms studios to movie downloads
News We've taken the best of iTunes and Napster - the legal version of Napster - and we've tried to take the best of the web. BSkyB has charmed several major movies studios into allowing it... [10 Jan 2006]
Illegal file-sharing three times as popular as iTunes
News A report from analyst house JupiterResearch discovered that consumers are three times more likely to get their digital music from illegal file-sharing networks than pay to download the tracks from online... [29 Nov 2005]
iTunes.co.uk tug-of-war ends
News In this case, Apple cited the fact that it had registered the iTunes trademark, together with CyberBritain's offer to sell the domain for $50,000 (£29,000) just two days after Apple offered $5,000 for it, and... [23 Nov 2005]
Spyware, adware infects BitTorrent downloads
News Unlike peer-to-peer networks such as eDonkey, Kazaa or the original Napster, no central search technology exists for BitTorrent. Adware and spyware makers are using BitTorrent as a new distribution channel. [17 Jun 2005]
Leader: iPod as storage cure-all
Leader With Napster's recent revamp and Sony's poker-chip music-player launch, weak-stomached analysts have been getting the jitters and proclaiming that Apple's sky is teetering on the verge of falling in. Is it really? [16 Mar 2005]
Napster hack opens up music
News It's like the old Napster all over again: all the music you want for free, as long as you're willing to get a little geeky. Blogs were buzzing on Tuesday about the resurgence of an old technique for... [16 Feb 2005]
Napster to give users one million songs for under £15
News Napster has taken the wraps off its 'all you can eat' music service, which gives digital music fans the chance to play their choice of a million songs on their chosen device of several music players. The... [03 Feb 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Little sympathy for the music industry
Comment Paradoxically, one of the sharpest declines in the sale of recorded music occurred just after the RIAA had the original Napster shut down. But Martin Brampton reveals the other side of their story. Have you been shedding... [25 Jan 2005]
Leader: Still lots to learn from online music pirates
Leader One million songs can be found in iTunes' or Napster's catalogue - essentially, according to the IFPI, all of those 230 are offering a greater or lesser version of the same thing. The number of legal... [20 Jan 2005]
1000 per cent rise in legal music downloads fails to kill pirates
News It was also the year that saw the UK launch of now-household names of iTunes and Napster. Digital download sites are springing up like mushrooms - but the pirates aren't going away. A report from music industry body the... [20 Jan 2005]
