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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 to... [24 Sep 2009]
Minority Report: Why Apple was smart to OK 'iTunes killer'
Comment Apple has previously rejected the song rental model favoured by Real, Microsoft and the invigorated Napster and stuck with its per-track or per-album fee. Though Apple has rejected many iPhone apps that may threaten its... [03 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 paraphrase TV... [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 not host audio and... [28 Apr 2009]
Irish ISP to ban illegal music downloaders
News Peer-to-peer sites, such as Napster, that allow anyone to share songs for free on the web, became a headache for the music industry as the internet gained popularity in the late 1990s. The industry successfully beat... [02 Feb 2009]
Woman hit with $220k bill in file-sharing case
News Ever since the original Napster emerged in the late 1990s, the Riaa has been playing - and some say losing - a game of cat and mouse with file sharers. A woman from Minnesota must pay $220,000 to six of the top music... [05 Oct 2007]
Iconic Music Provider Strengthens Market Share Through Media-Focused PCs
White Paper Napster, a pioneering star in the online music download space, has grown significantly over the past few years. Using Napster's subscription service, music fans can select from among 1.5 million songs to... [30 Aug 2007]
YouTube vs Viacom: 'It's about free speech' - Google
News Comparisons to peer-to-peer file sharing networks Grokster and Napster, which found themselves defendants in copyright lawsuits and lost, are not valid, Kwun said. Google has responded to Viacom's $1bn copyright lawsuit,... [01 May 2007]
Apple, Napster and Google sued over video
News Apple, Google and Napster have all been named in a video on demand (VoD) patent infringement suit - by a company that stopped offering such services several years ago. Google and Napster did not respond... [04 Jan 2007]
Google sweating to make YouTube legit
News The site has been singled out by analysts Forrester and IDC, who claim it could easily suffer the same fate as Napster's free service. In a now-famous court case, Napster argued unsuccessfully that it... [03 Nov 2006]
YouTube is doomed, says analyst
News Both Forrester and IDC research companies argue YouTube will face the same battle fought and lost by file-sharing site Napster. In a now-famous court case, Napster argued unsuccessfully that it wasn't... [03 Oct 2006]
SAP eyes 'third way' for software - using SOA like a gearbox
News As an example, he pointed to the way Apple was able to roll out its iTunes music store in just three months, based on an SAP backbone, whereas one-time digital music leader Napster took a year and was left behind. [28 Sep 2006]
Microsoft grapples with mystery DRM cracker
News The package will compete with services from Microsoft's traditional partners, such as Napster and Yahoo! For more than a month, Redmond has been combating a program released online called FairUse4WM, which successfully... [27 Sep 2006]
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 downloads business... [30 Aug 2006]
Mobile music: All grown up now
News It seems mobile music could even be delivering a dry slap to online music stores such as iTunes and Napster. The mobile industry can at last pat itself on the back - mobile music is just about to mature. [04 Aug 2006]
