Marilyn Hall Patel
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Record albums spin past Napster filters
News Research firm Webnoize reports that it has found dozens of albums on the file-swapping service, the latest sign that Napster's filters are fruitless.
Napster orders strict service upgrade
News Napster is forcing people who want to trade music through its file-swapping site to upgrade to a severely restricted version that allows trading of only a fraction of the songs previously available.
Napster seeks injunction appeal
News Napster's legal team raced to court yesterday to beat back a judge's order that will effectively shut down its core music-swapping service by midnight PT today.
What to expect from the RealDVD decision
News Judge is known for delivering relatively speedy decisions. But, even if Real loses in this preceding, company could still prevail at trial. We have a long way to go yet.
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Napster users trade albums to beat filters
News Napster fans are beginning to trade entire albums as a way to get around copyright filters that have made it more difficult to find popular tracks on the file-swapping service.
Judge: Napster filtering efforts "disgraceful"
News A federal judge levels sharp criticism at Napster's attempts to block trades of copyrighted works Tuesday, calling the company's existing filters "disgraceful."
Napster orders strict service upgrade
News Napster is forcing people who want to trade music through its file-swapping site to upgrade to a severely restricted version that allows trading of only a fraction of the songs previously available.
Napster upgrade makes music scarce
News The company is forcing people to upgrade to restricted software that allows only a fraction of the songs previously available. Members say the service is dead.
No olive branch for Napster
News The file-swapping service and the Big Five record labels are headed back to court after a month of settlement talks closed without agreement.
Second wave of suits crashes against Napster
News As the music-swapping company'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.
Napster tells court filters are working
News After a year of legal fits and starts--and repeated attempts to clean up some copyright violations on its own--Napster's anti-piracy efforts are finally official.
Napster filters clean house
News Hoping to ward off a federal judge's anger, the company steeply ratchets up its efforts to block unauthorized song swapping.
Second wave of suits crashes against Napster
News Want to sue Napster? Take a number. 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.
Napster bows to labels, judge
News Hoping to ward off a federal judge's anger, Napster has steeply ratcheted up its efforts to block unauthorized song swapping, sending the amount of music available on the service plummeting.
Court shoots down Napster appeal
News Federal judges block Napster's attempt to reopen the court order that drove the company to bar song swapping that once attracted millions of people to its service.
