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CONTRIBUTORS: Stuart Andrews, Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Jon Honeyball, Nicole Kobie, Dick Pountain, Nik Rawlinson, Davey Winder They say a week is a long time in politics, but it is [...]

Elizabeth Nelson The New York Times Magazine The entertainment industry has decided that piracy was good for everyone after all, said Elizabeth Nelson. A new, Eminem-produced documentary, How Music Got [...]

Byline: Ben Rogerson 'Who makes albums anymore, anyway?' he asks If you believe the headlines, the album has 'died' more times than a third-rate comedian. First Napster was to be [...]

As we've seen throughout this series, any portable audio revolution is usually preceded by years, or even decades, of research and development before an idea reaches a level of maturity [...]

Lady Gaga's boyfriend, Michael Polansky, is a tech CEO who works for Napster cofounder and former Facebook president Sean Parker. Polansky attended Harvard at the same time as Mark Zuckerberg, [...]

1999--The Year The Music Business Lost Control Eamonn Forde **** Omnibus, 30 [pound sterling] ISBN 9781913172770, 576 pages Sleepwalking from digital to disaster Author Forde made his mark with Selling [...]

Byline: Asia Milia Ware Not-so-fun fact: The United States hasn't gotten a new UV filter in sunscreen since 1999. Just to put that into context: Beyoncé was still part of [...]

BY STEVE KNOPPER ON MARCH 4, hundreds of metalheads stormed into Pierce the Veil’s pop-up store in Glendale, Calif., scooping up T-shirts, hoodies and other merchandise. In the process, they [...]

A first decentralized brand for sneakers has seen the light of digital day on a platform created by a company called Madeium and run in part with tech from a [...]

Global Banking News-January 5, 2023-Netcapital Names Former Accenture Strategy Exec as CEO (C)2023 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Fintech Netcapital Inc. (NASDAQ: NCPL) (NASDAQ: NCPLW) has appointed company director and former managing [...]

Byline: Nate Drake Discover what P2P really is, and how peer-to-peer can do for you. In the context of networking, peer-to-peer (P2P) is a way in which devices can communicate [...]

Rosie Hattersley @RosieHattersley Rosie Hattersley writes tech, craft, and life hacks and tweets @RosieHattersley. In the late 20th century battle of the global consumer brands, Sony took the crown for [...]

Nicole Kobie is PC Pro’s futures editor and she’s had a lot of retro internet experiences lately. What’s next? MySpace? Napster? LulzSec? @njkobie My sister and her family visited me [...]

The music industry may have dealt with a lot since Napster first disrupted its business model, but it's never had to deal with anything like this. In just a few [...]

Napster is rebranding around cryptocurrencies and NFT's, according to Bloomberg. The company, which gained notoriety for giving away music, will launch its own native token under the ticker $NAPSTER. Users [...]

BY MICAH SINGLETON ILLUSTRATION BY SHIRA INBAR FOR ONCE IN ITS HISTORY, the music industry has embraced an emerging technology in its infancy, contradicting its decadeslong history of shunning evolution [...]

Byline: Bar & Bench Compulsory licensing limits the arbitrary use of a creative work and may aid in the long-term resurrection of the revenue flow in the music business. Music [...]

The article focuses on Daniel Ek, the creator of the streaming music service Spotify. Information is provided on how Spotify has gained widespread popularity among consumers because it can be used through the social network website Facebook. It is popular among music industry insiders because it entices consumers away from piracy and provides a sustainable revenue model for streaming audio services. Ek cites the creation of the music piracy website Napster as one of the main sources of his inspiration and is confident that Spotify will be able to compete with the online music store iTunes.

Reports on the ongoing battle over a 19 year-old court decision known as Sony Corp.of America v. Universal City Studios, or the Betamax case. How the decision allows the manufacturers of equipment to copy films and music absolved from copyright infringement; Changes in technology which has stirred the debate once again; Inability at the time for companies to prove a loss of income from piracy which has changed following the influence of Napster; Exploitation of loopholes which resulted from a ruling against Napster in July 2001; How some companies moved offshore to avoid the U.S. law; Consideration of the ongoing litigation to clarify who is responsible for piracy when downloading music and taping movies.

Media giant Bertelsmann learned a lesson from its alliance in late 2000 with music file-sharing service Napster and faces over $17 billion in copyright infringement lawsuits. Though Bertelsmann's staid board has long since tried to wash its hands of the whole embarrassing affair--and of the would-be visionary CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, who succumbed to Napster's pirated siren song--Napster is not yet done with Bertelsmann. The $17 billion is the sum that a class of songwriters and music publishers claim Bertelsmann owes for allegedly having kept Napster's file sharing going eight months longer than it otherwise would have. Pointing to Bertelsmann documents that surfaced during Napster's bankruptcy proceedings last summer, for instance, the plaintiffs claim that Napster and Bertelsmann specifically agreed to keep Napster's original, presumptively illegitimate service--code-named Thunderball--in operation while they developed a fully licensed pay service. A Bertelsmann loan to Napster was convertible to equity only upon the industry's "acceptance" of Napster--which was defined as the point at which at least one other major label, a major music publisher, and a large independent label all agreed to license Napster their catalogs. INSET: It seemed like a good idea....

Discusses the effects of digital piracy on the entertainment industry. How people can download music, motion pictures, and television programs from the Internet; Use of file-sharing software such as Kazaa, Gnutella, and Direct Connect; Importance of a decentralized business strategy; Controversy over the legality of products made by 321 Studios; Efforts of privacy and consumer organizations to protect customers; Speculation that future compact discs may be impossible to copy. INSET: TO PAY OR TO PIRATE?.

Shares some ideas about Napster, the free software people use to share their music collection over the Internet. Importance of the legal decisions surrounding the firm Napster; Music business' opposition to Napster; Extension of basic concepts about the meaning of freedom in a democracy.

Mentions significant events in science and technology in 2000. Construction of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, New York; Decoding of human DNA; Court battle waged by the music industry against music file-sharing system Napster; Debate over genetically modified foods; Inhabitation of the space station; First casualty to gene therapy. INSET: Untitled, by Philip Elmer-DeWitt.

Reports on the apparent deal between media conglomerate Bertelsmann and Internet file-sharing service, Napster, as of November 2000. Reasons why Bertelsmann head Thomas Middelhoff wanted to meet with Napster founder Shawn Fanning; Possibilities for their relationship; Plans for the two companies to provide access to music files while protecting copyright privileges of artists and the music industry.

The article highlights the deal between Bertelsmann AG (BA) and Napster Inc. (NI) that could help transform BA into a powerhouse for the Internet Age. Even as BA seeks to make NI a partner, BA is still suing NI for facilitating massive copyright infringement. NI creates software that allows people to trade music for free. However, with this deal, BA wants to turn NI into a platform for downloading and selling all its media products, including books, films and music. INSET: NAPSTER: TUNE IN, TURN ON, PAY UP.

Discusses the influence that digital technology has on music. Description of MP3 files, which can be stored on a computer hard drive and used to make compact discs (CDs); How the online company Napster may violate copyright laws through the use of MP3 files; Efforts of the Recording Industry Association of America to stop Napster.

Discusses Shawn Fanning who wrote the source code for the music file-sharing program, Napster. Details of the program which allows its users to swap music files with one another directly; Suing of Napster by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) which claims that the program facilitates theft of intellectual property; Development of ISO-MPEG Audio Layer-3, or MP3, which compresses CD-quality sound files.

Discusses the threat to business with the rise of Internet file-sharing technology such as Napster. Details of the cross-stitching patterns of Pegasus Original which were shared over the Internet; Prediction of Forrester Research which suggests that the music industry will lose revenues to piracy; Legal outlook for Napster and file-sharing programs. INSET: Fears of a Tech Pioneer.

Reports on the Internet music sharing company Napster, and its status in the legal battle with the music industry as of July, 2000. Decision of federal judges in Northern California to stay an injunction which could have closed Napster's Web site; Outlook for the future of Napster, and the opinion that the operation will be forced to change; Opinions that Napster was not run well as a company; How Shawn Fanning developed the software; John Fanning's role.

Focuses on the controversy surrounding Napster's online music file-sharing software, and its impact on the music industry. Details of the software's peer-to-peer network technology; Development of a similar software called Gnutella; Failure of the record industry to devise a feasible digital distribution system to meet consumer demand; Advantages of peer-to-peer information-sharing networks; Impact of such programs on demand for high-speed Internet service; Security concerns surrounding peer-to-peer technology. INSET: DIGITAL ARTISTS WANT CONTROL.

Discusses the impact of a computer program called Napster, which allows Internet users to copy MP3 digital format music from the Web for free. How Napster works; Lawsuits charging copyright infringement, and racketeering; Issues including 21st century ethics and the relationship of artists to their audiences; Background on program creator Shawn Fanning and the Napster company; Development of systems such as Gnutella and Freenet that could take Napster's place. INSET: The Book On E-Publishing.

Sean Parker got his start as a teenage hacker before cofounding Napster in 1999. He joined Facebook in its early days, becoming the founding president of the site at 24. [...]

Winamp, perhaps the best MP3 player ever, is back in active development. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite PC apps. It was synonymous with the MP3 revolution and [...]

THE POWER OF ONE Under coronavirus, many hard-pressed music biz executives may have taken on a side gig. But now it's started happening to technology companies as well. Everywhere you [...]

Reuters Photographer / reuters The saga of Napster has taken an interesting turn, as the (https://www.engadget.com/2005-02-18-napster-still-synonymous-with-piracy.html) piracy-turned- (https://www.engadget.com/2009-05-18-napster-relaunching-again-5-per-month-plus-five-to-download.html) streaming site has been (http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/08/25/2083025/0/en/MelodyVR-Announces-Groundbreaking-Agreement-to-Acquire-Music-Subscription-Service-Napster.html) acquired by the VR experience company MelodyVR. [...]

A 2000 Honda Civic Si just sold for $50,000 on the popular car auction site, Bring a Trailer. When new in 2000, it cost $17,985. Adjusted for inflation, that's $26,778 [...]

Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Sean Parker got his start as a teenage hacker before cofounding the file-sharing service Napster in 1999. Parker later joined Facebook in the company's early days, becoming the [...]

Henry Nicholls/Reuters You can get free music on an Android phone through a variety of apps. Streaming apps like Spotify and SoundCloud offer free versions that are ad-sponsored. There are [...]

Marco Bello/Reuters Lady Gaga's new boyfriend, Michael Polansky, is a tech CEO who works for Napster cofounder and former Facebook President Sean Parker. Polansky attended Harvard at the same time [...]

Paige Morse is an intern with the History News Network. Earlier this month, Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/spotify-profitable-how-happen-910456/) reported that Spotify is made a $60.4 million profit in the third quarter this [...]

Explains how the recording industry is attempting to control and restrict listening to legitimately purchased music. Launch of online digital-music subscription services by recording companies; Role of Napster in defining consumer expectations for online music services; Comparison of online music services Pressplay and MusicNet's RealOne Music; Restrictions; Pros and cons of Rhapsody, E.music.com, and Morpheus.

Discusses legal victories won by the United States entertainment industry over online music sites, MP3 and Napster. Implications of the court cases on audio and video piracy; Community of computer hackers and the threat they present to the industries; How businesses involved in digital media are fighting copyright infringement; Improvements in digital encryption and the effect on the entertainment industry. INSET: Napster has history on its side--kind of.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Inside Napster," which was published in the August 14, 2000 issue, "How Lucent Lost Its Luster," which was featured in the August 7, 2000 issue, and "Death Knell for Death Taxes," which was published in the July 31, 2000 issue.

Remember 20 years ago when two teens with computers set in motion a string of events that nearly vaporized the record industry? Napster, a web-based music file-sharing platform launched in [...]

For the full conversation, listen to the Dec. 22, 2021 episode CM: When you founded Linus Entertainment in 2001, the recorded music industry was at a real low point thanks [...]

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Are you familiar with Twitch? I'll admit I wasn't until Karen Allen reached out to Canadian Musician. I had a vague idea that it was a live streaming platform popular [...]

THE END OF HIS TORY 04.07.09--THE WORLD MOURNS MICHAEL JACKON'S DEATH It was, undoubtedly, the biggest music story of the '00s, one that shocked the world and dominated headlines for [...]

We've come far from the days of Napster, lossy CD rips, and ubiquitous low-rate MP3s. Indeed, it's an exciting time for digital music streaming's growth and evolution. According to year-end [...]

The industry is changing, that is no secret. But the industry is always changing and I think that is something we are quick to forget. Remember Napster? Remember MySpace? There [...]