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• EA to buy Rupture from Napster founder in USD30m deal - Rumour

  Major video games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is in advanced talks to buy social games network Rupture for USD30m, reports Techcrunch. Rupture, which is the third startup venture by Napster founder Shawn Fanning, is expected to finalise terms with EA "imminently", says the report. ...

  News items 2008-05-09

  Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Rupture, Napster Inc., Snocap, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., imeem

• Global TV Shakes Up Industry

  What Napster and Kazaa did for music and movies, Cybersky hopes to do for live television programming. The online sharing software, developed by a feisty German company, aims to globalize television. This article examines whether this software is legal or not. However, the legal departments of German broadcasters say that...

  White papers 2004-12-14

  Tags: TVs, Development tools, TV & Home Theater, Napster Inc., programming, TV, file-sharing, software, industry

• Evaluation of Digital Rights Management Systems

  Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a technology that is being developed as a protection against the illegal distribution of copyrighted online material such as music or documents. In 1999, with the launch of Napster, the situation became very alarming for rights holders. Although Napster's service was ruled against in court...

  White papers 2003-01-28

  Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Peer to peer (P2P), Vienna University, Napster Inc., digital-rights management, P2P, server, Internet

• From Napster To Kazaa: The Battle Over Peer-To-Peer File Sharing Goes International

  Recording and movie industry have begun realizing that the Napster saga may be just the tip of the iceberg. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) may have won its domestic battle against Napster, but as an increasing number of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) providers crop up overseas, it has become apparent...

  White papers 2003-01-01

  Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Duke University, Napster Inc., P2P, RIAA, Kazaa, P2P file sharing, file-swapping, industry, movie

• The Creative Destruction of Copyright: Napster and the New Economics of Digital Technology

  To determine whether sharing music over peer-to-peer networks such as Napster should be considered copyright infringement, one must first conclude that digital works are entitled to copy-right protection. This article argues against copyright protection for digital works because the economics of digital technology undercuts prior assumptions about the efficacy of...

  White papers 2002-09-23

  Tags: Princeton University, Napster Inc., copyright protection, P2P, network

• The Napster Legacy Lives On

  Napster was shut down by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for copyright infringement, and music services like Morpheus, Grokster, and Kazaa have been tagged by litigators, but the legacy and lifestyle behind downloading pirated music files and sharing them among friends and other music fans continues on at...

  White papers 2002-04-15

  Tags: Marketing research, Jupitermedia Corp., Napster Inc., RIAA, market research

• Musicnet & Pressplay: To Trust or Antitrust?

  Efforts by leading record labels to fill the void they created by shutting down Napster led several to develop their own subscription online music service. Since the once popular music -swapping service, Napster, shut down as a result of the lawsuit brought against it by the major recording companies, the...

  White papers 2001-11-12

  Tags: Duke University, Pressplay, MusicNet, online music company, online music, antitrust

• Napster Shut Down, by Order

  Ailing online music rebel Napster has moved onto the critical list. US judge Marilyn Patel told the file-swap service on Wednesday that it must stay closed until it can prove it is not violating music industry copyrights. The service has been down for two weeks as Napster's technical team works...

  White papers 2001-07-12

  Tags: Napster Inc., online music, team, database

• Report: Napster in Talks With Microsoft

  File-Swapping Service Napster is reportedly in talks with Microsoft to use the software maker's music copyright protection technology. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Napster hopes to use Microsoft's anti-piracy technology to persuade the music industry to allow songs that it has restricted the file-trading service from listing. Microsoft...

  White papers 2001-05-04

  Tags: InfoWorld, Napster Inc., RIAA, file-trading, antipiracy, file-swapping, Microsoft Corp., software

• Napster and the Digital Age: The Future of Copyright Law

  The paper begins with the fact that in the short span of two years, Napster, Inc., the music-file sharing software provider, has generated both legions of youthful fans and powerful opposition in the recording and entertainment industries. Billions of shared computer files passed among the general public using Napster's software,...

  White papers 2001-04-01

  Tags: Tools & Techniques, Napster Inc., copyright law, software, computer

• Napster Fallout

  The article refers to Digital Distribution & Copyright Issues in music industry. Napster fought the law, but the law won ? big time. The federal appeals court ruling last week, which upheld the majority of a lower court's ruling that Napster violated copyright laws, has broad implications for anyone distributing...

  White papers 2001-02-19

  Tags: Digital media, eWeek, Napster Inc., music industry, digital content, copyright law, Internet

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• Napster Schedules Fourth Quarter Conference Call

  Napster, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAPS) todayannounced that it will report financial results for its fiscal fourthquarter and year ended March 31, 2008 on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 after theclose of market. The company will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 2:00p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). Participating on the...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• Hudson Entertainment and Napster Sign Digital Music Agreement

  Hudson Well on Its Way to Becoming One of Industry's Largest Independent Digital Music Distributors REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Hudson Entertainment, a premier provider of entertainment content, announced today that it has signed a licensing and distribution agreement with Napster to further extend its digital music offerings. ...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• Pirate capitalism: remix culture goes corporate

  The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism, by Matt Mason, New York: Free Press, 279 pages, $25 IN A WELL-publicized speech two years ago, Disney co-chair Anne Sweeney said,"We understand now that piracy is a business model.... Pirates compete the same way we do--through quality, price,...

  Articles 2008-05-01

• The Napster bloodbath damaged music more than Lennon's murder

  ON NEW MEDIA How is the digital revolution changing the way in which music fans own their music and identify with musicians? To what extent is the internet rewriting the history of rock 'n' roll? Old-fashioned music publications like Rolling Stone underestimate the role...

  Articles 2008-04-21

• Breaking News: Raven Moon's Licensee Signs Deal with tunecore.com to Sell 350 Gina D® Songs, the "Young America" CD, Three Movie Soundtrack CDs of "Gina D's Pre-School Musical-the Movie Narrated by Casey Kasem" and 44 DVD Titles

  Company's Entire Asset Library Begins Worldwide Download Sales Push on iTunes (U.S., Canada, U.K./European Union, Japan, Australia/New Zealand), Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, AmazonMP3, Music.com, LaLa.com and GroupieTunes that could Bring Cash to the Company's Bottom Line in 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:RVEN) announced today that...

  Articles 2008-04-16

• Napster to Deliver Record Revenues of $127 Million in Fiscal 2008 and Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Positive Cash Flow

  Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) today provided apreliminary outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended March 31,2008. Napster expects that revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008will be approximately $31 million. This is at the high end of thecompany's prior guidance range, resulting in expected record revenue forfiscal...

  Articles 2008-04-03

• Wall Street Media Presents Exclusive Videos of CEO Presentation Highlights and Interviews

  NEW YORK -- Wall Street Media is presenting exclusive highlight videos from the presentations of Mark Emkjer, CEO of Accelrys (NasdaqGM: ACCL), Brendan Farrell, President and CEO of Trinity Biotech (NASDAQGS: TRIB) as well as interviews with Richard Nespola, chairman and CEO of The Management Group (NASDAQGM: TMNG), and Bradford...

  Articles 2008-04-03

• Investment Tutorial for Shareholders of Napster.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2008-Stock Target Upgrade: Investment Tutorial for Shareholders of Napster(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042008 InternationalStockTargets.com is focused on helping investors make money in any market conditions. Our goal is simple, to help walk investors through the proper...

  Articles 2008-04-03

• Global Demand Growing for Napster Mobile, Powered by Napster and Ericsson, as AT&T Extends Offering

  PLANO, Texas -- With the global customer base for Napster Mobile expanding by millions in the first quarter, Ericsson (NASDQ: ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) continue to lead the way in meeting demand for and delivering a superior mobile music experience worldwide. Announced just last week, AT&T plans...

  Articles 2008-04-02