Article: Napster calls MP3 sales start of 'level playing field'

Article: Napster opponents blast proposal; partners cheer.(Company Business and Marketing)
Network World;  February 21, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Napster's $1 billion offer to settle...We are disappointed that Napster has resorted to a tactic...recordings. The IFPI wants Napster to pull copyrighted files...brought the cases against Napster on behalf of five major record labels. RIAA President Hilary Rosen blasted Napster's ...

Article: Napster offers $1 billion to settle lawsuit.(Company Business and Marketing)
Network World;  February 21, 2001 ;     579 words ......behalf of five major record labels. Napster has offered to...their lawsuits, the Napster spokesperson said...them. The five major record labels represented...we do know that Napster has become an important...one of the five major record labels originally suing ...

Article: Napster hopes to level playing field with MP3s.(Preview)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 22, 2008 ;     434 words ......Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Napster Inc. begins selling MP3s...iPod users and turn around Napster's sliding fortunes. The...here, said Chris Gorog, Napster's chairman and chief executive...I think is essential for Napster, but also for the health...Tracks downloaded as part of Napster's ...

Article: The 2-percent solution: A subscription-based philosophy will kill napster. (Tracks).
Computer User;  April 1, 2001 ;     638 words ......distribution avenue, via Napster, for the labels' online...and to provide a way for Napster to stay afloat. But-the charmed life Napster has led so far seems to...descending with a thud. Napster's attempts to strike a licensing deal with the major record labels was ...

Article: Napster CEO Quits Song-Swap Co.
AP Online;  May 15, 2002 ;     679 words ......groundbreaking service. Napster has struggled ever...the refusal of major record labels to license...quickly ensued, and Napster has struggled ever...the refusal of major record labels to license...service. Since Napster's service went...year, the five major ...

Article: Napster in pact with courtroom foes as it seals MusicNet distribution deal
The Independent - London;  June 7, 2001 ;     498 words ...NAPSTER, THE controversial internet...distribute music for three of the major record labels that have taken it to...Bertelsmann and EMI. The deal between Napster with MusicNet, a joint venture...organisation. In the past, Napster has offered copyrighted music...are used to the experience of ...

Article: Napster CEO Steps Down; Sale Rejected
AP Online;  May 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......groundbreaking service. Napster has struggled ever...the refusal of major record labels to license...quickly ensued, and Napster has struggled ever...the refusal of major record labels to license...service. Since Napster's service went...year, the five major ...

Article: NAPSTER STRUGGLES AS USERS VOW REVOLT.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ......million Internet users, the Napster file-swapping site was that...immune from the meddling of major record labels. Not anymore. To borrow...Lennon, the dream is over, as Napster evolves into a subscription-bas...nightmare scenario facing Napster and its new business partner...swallow. When ...

Article: Appeals court ruling could silence Napster.(News)
The Boston Herald;  February 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ......ruling would have shut Napster down. While upholding...her to reword it to bar Napster only from distributing...Association of America sued Napster in December 1999 on behalf of major record companies, claiming that Napster violates the law because...Florida election dispute. ...

Article: NAPSTER USERS ARE SNEAKING PAST SCREENS.(Business)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 14, 2001 ;     417 words ...Napster Inc.'s potential death...135,000 song titles that major record labels have already asked to be blocked, Napster users are coming up with...simplified pig Latin to bypass Napster's screening system. The...order last week requiring Napster to remove a copyrighted...Friday, the ...

Article: Timetable Set in Napster Lawsuit
AP Online;  March 26, 2002 ;     361 words ......0000 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Napster will get a closer look at major record label documents that reveal...000 pages of documents to Napster that also have been provided...downloads for a monthly fee. Napster claimed that the labels suing...expected to be turned over to Napster over the ...

Article: Court ruling may mean end for Napster.
Screen Digest;  March 1, 2001 ;     234 words ......appeals court has ruled that Napster must prevent unauthorised...attempting to shut down Napster since December 1999. Plaintiffs...which include all five major record labels--BMG, EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner--rejected Napster's offer to pay $1bn royalties...ruling is unlikely to help ...

Article: Judge sets timetable for record labels to turn over business documents to Napster
AP Worldstream;  March 26, 2002 ;     362 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: SAN FRANCISCO Napster will get a closer look at major record label documents that reveal...000 pages of documents to Napster that also have been provided...downloads for a monthly fee. Napster claimed that the labels suing...expected to be turned over to Napster ...

Article: EDITORIAL: Napster bytes
University Wire;  November 7, 2000 ;     508 words ......completely goes against Napster's real purpose -- free...record companies who claim Napster violates copyright laws. Napster is currently involved...Bertelsmann and four other major record labels. Bertelsmann plans to drop the suit after Napster's redesign. The ...