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Napster: Music updates, plans, policies, etc.
Copyright or Copy Wrong? - Sen. Orrin Hatch thinks content companies have too much power thanks to federal law. Bruce Lehman thinks technology companies do. Both sides prepare to square off in the Senate. Also: Consumer electronics move toward Napster, and MP3.com facilitates file-trading, as Brad King spins this week's digital music news. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41845,00.html?tw=wn20010216. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] D-Day for Napster - It's round three of the legal wrangling as an appeals court will decide if the file-trading service will be shut down. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41735,00.html?tw=wn20010210. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Free Music: Come 'n' Get It - Amazon plans to offer free music downloads. Also: Icon Medialab cashiers 325 workers.... China Mobile works at expanding its subscriber base.... Annual budget says good things for Indian software industry... and more. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42077,00.html?tw=wn20010228. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Free Music Equals Net Profits - In two days on the Web, Too Much Joy singer Tim Quirk did something he never did when he was working for a label -- he made a profit. Also: AOL and Warner Music launch their first download initiative.... Listeners are turned on by Internet radio.... Nokia gets secured.... Brad King spins the week in digital music. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41569,00.html?tw=wn20010202. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Good Gnus in Napster Ruling - Napster may be in trouble, but the appeals court's decision may give additional legal protections to decentralized services such as Gnutella and Freenet. Or, say legal experts, it may not. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41784,00.html?tw=wn20010214. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Labels to Napster: Download This - The labels turned their backs on a $1 billion settlement deal offered by Napster. It sounds like greed -- but it's not. Apparently, a billion doesn't go as far as it used to. By Brad King. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41941,00.html?tw=wn20010222. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Mediator Enters Napster Battle - A federal judge appoints a mediator in the case between the recording industry and Napster. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41893,00.html?tw=wn20010220. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Music Archive Going Silent - The first digital music archive is forced to shut its doors while Emusic struggles toward profitability.... Napster snatches up the 'other' Web band, The Rosenbergs.... and ClearChannel tries to take over online, as Brad King spins this week's digital music news. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,41617,00.html?tw=wn20010209. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Napster Knock-Offs a No-Go - Napster prepares for its day in court, again, but the companies hoping to fill the void if the file-trading company is shut down face a long road to success. By Brad King. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42034,00.html?tw=wn20010227. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Napster Offers $1 Billion - In an effort to avoid being shut down, embattled Napster offers the recording industry $1 billion in licensing fees over five years to put an end to the legal wrangling over copyright infringement. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41917,00.html?tw=wn20010221. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Napster's Billion Dollar Blues - The recording industry scoffs at Napster's settlement offer as if it were a 'Shatner Sings Metallica' album. Also: Attention Walmart shoppers, you can hear every new album track in the store, and more, as Brad King discusses this week's music news. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41985,00.html?tw=wn20010223. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Peer-to-Peer Goes Beyond Napster - Not all file sharing leads to a copyright infringement. Promoters of peer-to-peer networking meet in San Francisco to promote the legitimate uses of the technology while piggybacking on the buzzword's popularity. By Andy Patrizio. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41768,00.html?tw=wn20010214. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Peer-to-Peering Into the Future - If Monday's ruling against Napster was a blow to peer-to-peer networking, one wouldn't know it by the reaction of P2P advocates. The promise of unfettered and anonymous distribution of information set the tone at the technology's first conference. Farhad Manjoo reports from San Francisco. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41813,00.html?tw=wn20010215. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Peering into the MP3 Crystal Ball - In it's brief run as the multimedia Napster, Scour's engineering team rose to stardom, snagged millions from super-agent man Michael Ovitz, scared the bejesus out of the movie and music industries, and faced a $250 billion lawsuit that forced the company into bankruptcy. Scour co- founder Travis Kalenick drops by the studio to discuss the future of peer-to-peer. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41847,00.html?tw=wn20010220. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Picking at the Bones of Napster - Napster was the biggest, baddest application to hit the Web since the Web itself. But when a federal court dinged the application, technology companies were quick to pile on. By Brad King. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41806,00.html?tw=wn20010214. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] RIAA Goes Right at Napster - The recording industry is recruiting high-level Republicans to join its lobbying effort. The group hopes that the former senators and governors on its payroll will be able to sway the current Congress. By Brad King. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42054,00.html?tw=wn20010228. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Secret Messages Come in .Wavs - U.S. government agencies, including the NSA and the Pentagon, are quietly funding research into steganalysis: the study of detecting hidden messages inserted into MP3 or JPEG files. What have they found? Declan McCullagh reports from Fairfax, Virginia. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41861,00.html?tw=wn20010220. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] The State of Music Security - Supertracks' new, secure, streaming system is the latest tack in the digital-rights management space. With the download market virtually nonexistent, DRM companies look to new ways to make money. By Brad King. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41874,00.html?tw=wn20010220. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top] Ye Olde-Fashioned Music Trades - Napster's music-swapping service may be great if you want the latest Britney or Eminem, but finding good techno is tough. Electronica lovers -- and others -- are finding the best way to trade is through the mail. By Leander Kahney. For full story, GO TO: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,41463,00.html?tw=wn20010205. From: Wired News - Napster, Music, MP3, PtoP 2001.02 [top]
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