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Startup Spotlight: Wippit tries to beat the MP3 competition

...dominate the headlines in its protracted legal battle with the major labels, Wippit is one company which hopes to develop a rather better relationship with... Read more

22 February, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Wippit to launch at 4pm - sans major labels

The commercial launch of Wippit's legal music file-sharing will go ahead as planned at 4pm... Read more

4 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Indie bands sign up for legal MP3 sharing

As first predicted by ZDNet UK, Wippit-- the UK's first legal MP3-sharing service -- has made a deal... Read more

28 September, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

UK site will be first for legal music swapping

Wippit, the UK-based peer-to-peer music service that is on track... Read more

28 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

UK music-swapping service bites at Napster's heels

British start-up Wippit insisted on Friday that it is close to launching a legal MP3... Read more

10 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Wippit wants to make MP3-sharing legit

UK software company Wippit released Thursday an alpha version of a song-sharing program which it... Read more

6 November, 2000 by Graeme Wearden

2001: Peer-to-peer technology grows up

P2P has come a long way from its music-swapping origins, and now has a variety of corporate and other applications Read more

28 December, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Legal MP3 download service due within weeks

Wippit, the UK's legal alternative to underground music-sharing sites, will launch... Read more

23 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

P2P to revolutionise Internet by 2004

...up is looking to take on the might of the new Napster. Wippit, run by Paul Myers, formally of UK ISP X-Stream, is planning... Read more

13 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Music labels are not taking Napster's bait

...analyst Susan Billheimer told the Associated Press. Paul Myers, chief executive of Wippit, a company that is developing a Napster-like service that will let... Read more

21 February, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

News Burst: Napster offer gets cool reception

...allowing Napster to distribute their music. Paul Myers, chief executive officer of Wippit, a company that is developing a Napster-like service that will let... Read more

21 February, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Musicians lobby EU over copyright vote

...somewhere is taking into account," said Paul Myers, chief executive officer of Wippit. Wippit, like Napster, is a peer-to-peer file-sharing service. However... Read more

13 February, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Wippit wins music race

...pay for P2P?...br> Online peer-to-peer (P2P) music service provider Wippit will launch its commercial service on October 4. The company claims it... Read more

23 August, 2001 by Justin Madubuko

BT defends download limits

...at peak times. Paul Myers, chief executive of legal P2P music service Wippit, thinks BT might be trying to discourage broadband users from staying constantly... Read more

8 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Antivirus firms develop peer-to-peer protection

...the future." Paul Myers, chief executive of UK-based file sharing company Wippit, said antivirus functionality is something his company is considering. "It's a... Read more

14 March, 2001 by Will Knight

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