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Napster buyout blocked
News A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the $9m (£5.8m) sale of Napster to German media giant Bertelsmann, a decision likely to force the onetime file-swapping powerhouse out of business. The surprise decision isn't likely to have much effect on the...
[September 4, 2002, 7:36]
Napster's cost of living: $100m
News Bertelsmann's quest to keep the controversial Napster alive has cost the media giant more than $100m (£70m)--and it could become even more expensive. Napster's deal with music publishers announced earlier this week will cost the company $36m up...
[September 27, 2001, 9:12]
Napster faces new lawsuits
News As Napster's hopes for a win in court dim, the line of companies and musicians looking for their piece of the legal action is growing by the day. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Napster Debate.
[March 8, 2001, 9:06]
Napster fury fills the Senate
News The battle over online music drew stars to US Congress on Tuesday, as singer Alanis Morissette and former Eagles musician Don Henley joined Napster and record label executives to debate the future of Net music.
[April 4, 2001, 9:01]
Napster verdict: three days to block songs
News A federal judge in San Francisco has issued a preliminary injunction against Napster that hands the controversial company its first small court victory in the course of the yearlong lawsuit. Napster will indeed have to begin blocking songs from...
[March 6, 2001, 17:22]
Napster lifts some song-swapping limits
News Napster has released a new version of its software that allows customers to find many songs that recently disappeared from its file-swapping service. The new technology "allows Napster to continue complying with the court's injunction, while...
[June 25, 2001, 15:42]
Napster fans: Where's the loyalty?
News Although they're quick to defend the music file-swapping service that has given them free tunes for months, fans seem to have little loyalty to Napster as it battles the courts. Within minutes of learning about the company's plans to voluntarily...
[March 5, 2001, 8:57]
Napster in court to plead for future
News Napster heads back to court Monday to plead for its life before a panel of appeals court judges. Monday morning lawyers from both Napster and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which is suing the company, will get about 20...
[October 2, 2000, 8:26]
Napster unveils payment cards
News Online music retailer Napster unveiled prepaid cards on Monday, so people -- particularly teens -- can download songs without credit cards. Last month, Microsoft announced it would feature Napster on its Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2004...
[October 27, 2003, 15:00]
Napster to voluntarily halt song trades
News Napster fans this weekend may be unable to find thousands of songs as the company voluntarily removes titles in anticipation of a court order that could demand stronger remedies. Still, it is the most aggressive self-policing effort by the company...
[March 5, 2001, 7:50]
Napster chief outlines subscription pricing
News In an interview with German magazine Stern, published on Wednesday, Hilbers defended Napster against charges that the service had become irrelevant after being shut down for a month. Napster is not dead," Hilbers said in the interview.
[August 9, 2001, 9:33]
Napster's loss could be Gnutella's gain
News Napster will lose half of its European fanbase if it moves to a subscription model, claims Internet measurement firm Jupiter MMXI. Analysis of Napster's audience shows 50 percent are under 24. The other half of Napster's user base, who tend to be...
[March 2, 2001, 11:28]
Napster could close today
News Attorneys for Napster and the record industry are due to meet again in a San Francisco courtroom today, as federal Judge Marilyn Hall Patel gets ready to issue a preliminary injunction that will sharply limit the company's actions.
[March 2, 2001, 8:06]
Napster loses a quarter of its users
News A quarter of Napster's 60 million users have abandoned the song-swapping service since it brought in controls to prevent the illegal trading of copyrighted material, according to a survey carried out by research firm Webnoize.
[March 27, 2001, 16:09]
Napster changes its tune
News Napster, the popular Internet music search program, has changed the inner workings of its software to appease the many universities that have banned the program for clogging up campus networks. The alterations are a result of an unusual...
[March 23, 2000, 12:39]
Napster files for bankruptcy
News Napster, the struggling online music company, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. The filing comes just weeks after Napster agreed to sell its assets to German media conglomerate Bertelsmann for $8m (£5.6m).
[June 5, 2002, 9:07]
Napster blasts court's technical meddling
News New legal documents filed by song-swapping company Napster provide an uncharacteristic glimpse behind closed court doors, showing the company chafing for months under the hands of the court's technical adviser.
[August 9, 2001, 16:22]
Napster seeks testers for paid service
News Music-swapping service Napster is calling for people to test its forthcoming subscription service, tentatively scheduled to launch this summer. Executives from Napster and Bertelsmann, the music-swapping service's partner in the venture, previously...
[May 17, 2001, 8:07]
Napster court case throttles file sharing
News The number of people actively sharing files over the Internet using peer-to-peer systems has almost halved since Napster -- one of the most popular file-sharing services -- was taken to court. According to market research firm Jupiter MMXI, the...
[October 29, 2001, 14:04]
Napster clones spy on P2P users
News As online file traders stream to Napster alternatives, many are finding their computers saddled with unwanted piggyback software that tracks their online movements and feeds them unwanted advertising.
[May 15, 2001, 7:45]
