Newest Napster Keeps Users Honest
News Napster's new beta 6 version lets users download their favorite tunes in the Windows Media Audio (WMA) format, which has copyright protection built in, according to Microsoft officials. Napster still plays and supports the exchange of MP3 files...
[June 2, 2000, 8:25]
Microsoft Changes Its Tune On MP3 Ripping
News The software maker has built digital rights management features into Windows XP that the company hoped would woo music publishers battered by illegal MP3s distributed by Napster and similar music file-swapping services.
[July 16, 2001, 11:06]
Windows XP And MP3s May Not Mix
News All the same, consumers have overwhelmingly endorsed MP3s, which have been traded by the billions on file-swapping services such as Napster. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Napster Debate.
[June 13, 2001, 9:50]
ITunes For Windows Goes Live
News That means that songs that are purchased from BuyMusic.com, Musicmatch, Napster and other rivals can be played on any music device that supports Microsoft's WMA -- a list of about 40 different portable devices -- and played in most major MP3...
[October 17, 2003, 9:15]
Creative Ships Cable-free MP3 Player
News See the MP3 News Section for the latest on everything from MP3 players to Napster and the other music swapping services. Go to the Napster Debate. Both MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) formats can be played back.
[July 23, 2002, 10:38]
Is The Heyday Of The MP3 Coming To A Close?
News In the years since the rise of Napster, millions of people have swapped billions of songs online, mostly in the MP3 format; though most of that time, the most popular music players also "ripped" music from CDs into the MP3 format.
[October 18, 2004, 11:00]
PCDJ Red DJ Software
Downloads Now also compatible with Napster music files. PCDJ RED VRM is a DJ performance tool that will enable you to professionally mix, beat match, and organize your MP3, WMA, WAV music files like a DJ right on your desktop PC or laptop.
[May 3, 2007, 21:46]
Makers Of MP3 Players Distance Themselves From Napster
News MP3 player manufacturers are also eager to tout their devices' ability to create personal CDs from WMA files as well as the traditional MP3 files, which is how most Napster users download music from the Internet.
[February 13, 2001, 11:00]
Sharman Witness: Tech Can Protect Copyright
News Sharman Networks has called former Napster expert witness Justin Tygar to give his testimony during the ongoing trial against the peer-to-peer software provider for alleged copyright infringement. For example, Windows now offers WMA format files...
[December 13, 2004, 11:30]
New Philips MP3 Player Is Recordable
News See the MP3/P2P News Section for the latest on everything from MP3 players to Napster and the other file-swapping services. Besides playing MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio)-encoded music tracks, the 15GB device, coined HDD100, also doubles up as...
[April 11, 2003, 9:11]
Sony To Debut Portable DVD/CD-RW Player
News That push has intensified with the popularity of digital entertainment formats such as MP3 music files and file-sharing sites such as Napster. As a standalone portable player, Sony's new gadget can play back CDs as well as MP3, WAV and WMA files...
[October 22, 2002, 8:45]
BTopenworld Trials Music Subscription Service
News Numerous music-swapping services, epitomised by Napster, have sprung up in recent years, but BT is hoping to out-Napster the peer-to-peer services with its own subscription service. Our real aim is to make the service easier to use and better than...
[October 29, 2001, 15:18]
Taking The Rap For DRM
Leader You bought your tracks on Napster? ATRAC, AAC, WMA, with all that DRM they can play the trick again, it's yo' that they're managin' and yo' don't mean a thing Rapper and new media entrepreneur Chuck D has made his feelings about current DRM usage...
[September 19, 2006, 16:05]
