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The article reports that Intertainer, an Internet video-on-demand company, filed a patent infringement suit against Apple, Google and Napster. Intertainer, which operates solely as a patent holding company alleged that the iTunes from Apple, Google's video service and Napster's music store violated its patent for digital content management.

The article reports developments pertaining to the digital music industry in the U.S. SpiralFrog has signed its first label with Universal Records for an advertisement-supported service which is set to launch in December 2006. Meanwhile, Napster is offering free streaming music along with advertisements. America Online Inc. has acquired MusicNow from Circuit City Stores Inc. and is set to relaunch it in November 2006.

The article presents information on RealNetworks Inc.'s efforts to step up its game in the increasingly competitive online music biz. Company showed off an array of upgrades to its Rhapsody digital music service at a recent press conference at Radio City Music Hall, including portable subscriptions and 25 free songs per month to induce potential customers to try its software. New portable service, which lets users move any of Rhapsody's million-plus song library to compatible devices, uses the same Microsoft technology that competitor Napster Inc. has already implemented its identical Napster to Go offering.

The article reports that digital music company Napster is embarking on a $30 million marketing campaign focusing on new technology that allows users to take its million-plus song library on portable devices for $15 per month. Service, dubbed Napster to Go, has been testing since September but is now launching as the centerpiece of Napster's offering. But convincing consumers, who are used to paying a set fee to own music instead of renting it, will be the major challenge for Napster.

Reports that Napster has signed up with six universities and colleges in the United States as part of its strategy to make campus-wide deals to reach college students. Partnerships with University of Southern California, Middlebury College, Cornell University, George Washington University, University of Miami and Wright State University.

Focuses on the bid of Roxio to acquire the remaining assets of Napster in Delaware. Factors affecting the closure of the deal; Value of Napster's remaining assets; Concerns over the possible collusion between the partners.

Reports on the agreement of Bertelsmann to pay an amount to assuage Napster's creditors in a deal said to be the opening act of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Comeback of Napster executives following the agreement; Possibility John Fanning to give up his board membership after the deal; Status of Napster employees.

Reports on the plans of online music retailer Napster to launch a bet version of its music distribution network for a randomly selected audience of 20,000 volunteers. Competitors to the business; Number of songs included in the free test-version of the service; Negotiation for license agreements with all of the major labels.

Reports the bankruptcy of Napster Inc. in California. Court injunction of the file library of Napster; Lawsuits filed by Recording Industry Association of America against the company; Payment of the company to National Music Publishers Association for settlement fee.

Reports on the legal settlement and licensing deal signed by Napster with the National Music Publishers Association in the United States. Terms of the agreement; Compensation for publishers for past infringements on their copyright; Refusal of the Recording Industry Association of America to comment on Napster's deal with music publishers.

Reports the court settlement between Napster and Metallica and rock singer Andre Young in New York, New York. Terms of the settlement; Views of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich on the development; Plan of the company to appeal to the 9th Circuit Court.

Reports that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California has rejected Napster Inc.'s request for a rehearing before the full court concerning an injunction filed against the online music file-swapping service in early 2001. Decision by a Ninth Circuit panel in February 2001 to uphold the injunction; Next possible venue for appeal; Reaction of the company to the ruling.

Reports that Napster has hired Jonathan Schwartz as general counsel. Schwartz's responsibility for Napster's defense in its case with the recording industry over copyright issues; Legal concerns surrounding the introduction of Napster's second-generation digital music service; Schwartz's former role as an attorney with the United States Justice Department.

Reports that online file-sharing service Napster claims to have blocked more than 1.7 million files from its service and substantially improved its filtering technology, according to its third compliance report filed with the United States District Court in San Francisco, California. Tweaks that Napster has made to its filtering system; Amount it spent for six months' worth of access to the song database of Gracenote.

Reports on the Recording Industry Association of America's claim that Napster's efforts to block copyrighted music files from its system have done little to stop users from accessing protected music. Results of a test of Napster's system; Recommendation of the group to improve the filtering process.

Announces that the music download site EMusic.COM has developed software to identify files it claims rights to that appear on music file download service Napster. Technology used in Emusic.COM's software; Ability of the technology to pinpoint tracks; Number of filenames provided by EMusic to Napster.

Presents details on a United States federal court decision which required Napster to stop its music swapping service. Procedure for recording companies to notify Napster on its use of their titles; Concessions of the court for both sides; Obligation of Napster to monitor its system.

Reports on Napster's filtering of files from its network. Details of the lawsuit filed against the company; Services offered at the site of Napster.

Details the plans of online music file-sharing company, Napster, on how to transform its peer-to-peer file-sharing service into a membership-based system that compensate copyright holders in the United States. Reason for the move; Optimism to convince legal foes to stop the lawsuits; Details of the system adopted.

Reports the upholding of an injunction against the Web site of Napster Inc. by a federal appeals court in the United States. Reaction to the ruling; Request of Napster for a review of the decision; Impact of the court decision on the planned merger of Napster with media company Bertelsmann.

Reports the implication of the judgment over the violation of copyright infringement laws by Napster Inc. for Internet movie distribution in the United States. Possibility of an appeal by Napster; Impact of the decision on the movie industry; Importance of extending copyright decision into the digital sphere in the movie industry survival.

Focuses on the potential of Napster's digital music distribution business in Europe. Steps taken by the company to broaden its appeal to the music recording industry; Napster's deal with Bertelsmann; Napster's current market penetration.

Reports on the opposition of Bertelsmann Buch AG executives Strauss Zelnick and Michael Dornemann to the sound recording company's planned merger with renegade music sharing firm Napster. Dissatisfaction of the executives to the company's decision to restructure their positions; Effectivity date of the executives' resignation; Comments from Zelnick and Dornemann regarding their decision to resign.

Reports on the partnership between Napster and music company BMG Entertainment to offer file sharing service to paying customers. Artists included in the BMG music catalog; Projected amount that will be charged to customers; Impact of the deal on the music industry.

Reports on the outcome of oral arguments presented before the three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit United States Court of Appeals in the appeal of temporary injunction against the Napster music file-sharing service. Court's treatment of both Napster and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); Concerns raised by the judges over RIAA efforts to shut down an entire technology; Fairness issue raised by the RIAA.

Reports on the brief filed by Napster with the Ninth United States Circuit Court of Appeals in August 2000. Revising of two previous legal defenses of the Internet company; Liability for contributory damages; Liability of users for direct copyright infringement.

Reports on the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to grant Internet file-sharing service Napster a stay of the injunction ordered by federal district court. Possibility of a prolonged legal battle that could extend to the U.S. Supreme Court; Napster chief executive Hank Barry's preference for a private settlement of the case.

Reports that Internet music company Napster has asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for an emergency stay of a preliminary injunction issued against the company as of July 28, 2000. Case background; Lawsuit filed by the Recording Industry Association of America and National Music Publishers Association; Arguments presented by Napster.

Reports that a district court has blocked Napster from trading copyrighted music over the Internet in the United States. Court opinion on the infringing nature of Napster's online service; Sound recording industry groups which filed legal actions against Napster.

Reports on the online music conference, `Plug.in: The Future of Music,' hosted by Jupiter Communications Co. Issues relating to Napster's file-sharing service raised during the event; Projected growth of the market for online music.

Reports on the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) response to Napster.com's opposition brief filed in San Francisco, California, federal court which claimed that the noncommercial sharing of music files via the Internet is legal. Key provisions of the Audio Home Recording Act fo 1992; Copyright infringement filed against Napster; Napster's countercharges against the RIAA for copyright misuse.

The article reports on the acquisition of online music store Napster Inc., a subsidiary of retailer Best Buy Co. Inc., by digital music service Rhapsody International Inc.

The article reports on the financial performance of conglomerate media firm Bertelsmann AG in Germany as of the first half of the fiscal year 2007. Bertelsmann's deal with file sharing service provider Napster Inc., which faced a lawsuit and was made to pay for legal settlement, contributed to an 86 percent decrease in net profit for the German media giant.

The article reports on the deal signed by Napster Inc., a digital musicstore, with AOL LLC which would help the company gain more than 350,000 new subscribers in Los Angeles, California. AOL MusicNow's existing sub base of about 350,000 will be transferred over to Napster unless they opt out. Napster is paying AOL a referral fee for each MusicNow subscriber who switches over and will continue to pay if for future subscribers who come in through AOL Music.

The article reports on the increase in revenue of online music company Napster Inc. despite the loss of its subscribers in the entertainment industry in Great Britain. The company's revenue grew by 34% compared with the year-earlier quarter, which was helped in part by one-time boost related to pre-paid download cards that were purchased but not used by consumers. However, the company's subscriber base declined by 7%, which is blamed on the ad-supported Web site's recent offerings.

The article reports on the launch of the online music service of Napster Inc. in Germany. The company also plans to launch its service in Japan. The cost will be the same in other countries. It has 150 independent labels and 1.5 million tracks. It has alliances to promote its business with consumer electronics retailer MakroMart.

Reports on developments regarding companies in motion picture industry in the U.S. Financial performance of Napster Inc. for the third quarter of the year 2005; Decrease of Activision Inc.'s net revenue; Indicators of the financial fluctuation of THQ Inc.

Reports on the deal of digital music company Napster with Tower Records Japan (TRJ) to create Napster Japan as a joint venture in Japan. Amount of investment for the company; Appointment of TRJ chief executive officer Hiroyuki Fushitani to be the chairman of the Napster Japan; Financial performance of Napster.

Reports on the deal signed by Napster Inc. with XM to create a combined service giving subscribers access to both satellite radio and online music in the U.S. Access of Napster to the fast-growing subscriber base of XM; Reputation of the satellite radio network and the online music store as major outlets of digital music; Competition faced by Napster with Apple iTunes.

This article presents a list of several stocks belonging to the entertainment industry of the U.S., with listing their respective price/earnings ratios, changes in price, and year-to-date change percentage, on May 26, 2005. Some of the show business companies whose stocks are listed here are: ACME Communications Inc., Clear Channel Communications Inc., DirecTV Inc., Comcast Inc., Media General Inc., Meredith Corp., Napster Inc., New York Times Co., and TiVo Inc. The article also presents a list showing stock market indexes, showing the highest and the lowest index value during the period of last 52-weeks.

The article presents information on the stocks of various companies in the entertainment industry. Some of the companies included in this stock list are, Media General Inc., Univision Inc., Echostar, Napster Inc., Gannett Co. Inc., Rentrak Corp., Sinclair SA, Netflix Inc. and Marcus Corp.

The article reports that Snocap, the startup led by Napster Inc. founder Shawn Fanning has signed up its third major label, EMI. The company will immediately begin putting EMI's library into its database so it can turn pirated copies on P2P networks into authorized files that can be sold, rented or otherwise distributed on the label's terms. Once it has all four major labels, as well as some indies, Snocap hopes to begin signing up P2P networks like Kazaa or eDonkey as partners to turn them into legal distributors of music by late this year.

Reports on the financial performance of digital music company Napster for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Number of subscribers; Success of the company's marketing campaign; Revenues; Stock prices.

The article presents information on the performance of stocks of companies related to the entertainment industry in the U.S. Some of the companies are Cablevision Communications Inc., Comcast Cable Communications Inc., DirecTV Inc., Echostar Communications Corp., Fox Entertainment Group Inc., Hollywood Entertainment, Napster Inc., Washington Post Co., and Imax Corp.

The article presents information on stocks of various companies in the entertainment industry. Some of the companies included in this article are, DigTheat, DirecTV Inc., EchoStar Communications Corp., Disney, Marcus Corp., TiVo Inc., Tribune Co., Sinclair & Co., Napster Inc., Netflix Inc., Playboy, Sony, Rentrak Corp. The article also stock market indexes, for Dow Industrials, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Standard & Poor's 500, DJ Wilshire 5000 and Japan Nikkei.

This article presents information on trends in the stocks of several companies related to the entertainment industry in the U.S. Some of the companies listed are, Napster Inc., Playboy Enterprises Inc., Activision Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp., Comcast Corp. and others.

This article presents information about the stocks related to the entertainment industry. Some of the companies listed are Comcast Corp., Napster Inc., Pixar Co., Sony Entertainment Inc. and THQ Inc.

This article reports that digital music company Napster Inc. saw a spike in revenue last quarter thanks to healthy sub increases, but high costs kept its net loss flat. Revenue was $12.1 million last quarter, ended December 31, the third on Napster's fiscal calendar, up 30% from the previous quarter. Company launched its online music store in the middle of the third quarter 2003. when it was primarily a software provider, making year-to-year comparisons difficult. Based on third-quarter trends and high hopes for its portable subscription service, which Napster launched last week, company raised its revenue guidance for the current quarter to $14 million.

Reports on the expansion of the digital music business of Napster Inc. in Germany. Closure of its private placement of 7.1 million shares; Plans of using its new funds to market its Napster to Go service; Possibility of acquiring other digital music services.

Reports on the growth posted by Napster Inc. in online music revenue in Los Angeles, California. Increase in digital music player sales; Plans of parent company Roxio Inc., to sell its software assets to competitor Sonic Solutions; Percentage of Napster's total music revenue accounted to subscription revenue.