Seen that? – Technology 2,455, Entertainment 6: The Napster 2.0 Hack
Technology 2,455, Entertainment 6: The Napster 2.0 Hack P2P File Sharing
Napster hack site features the tag "Hundreds of music CDs, zero dollars, obtained legally." The site shows how to convert secured WMA files to WAV files that can be burned to CD or converted back to MP3 and shared on P2P. It's yet another example of the artificial divide between tethered and untethered files, and downloadable and streaming files. Unlike the Matrix however, in this real world there are thousands [...] Read More
Will Napster 2.0 follow Napster 1.0? P2P File Sharing
Digital Music News reported good news, bad news for Napster. While Napster surpassed 500,000 subscribers, its financial losses continued with rumors of layoffs and a sale. From the article: "Napster has recently reported a subscriber base of 500,000, an announcement that may have been timed to counter reports of an imminent downsizing. The increase represents a 100 percent jump over subscriber totals at the same point last year. "Doubling our subscribers over [...] Read More
Napster Turns 10 P2P File Sharing
Ten years ago this week, college student Shawn fanning released the first version of Napster — and the music industry has never been the same. "Without the original Napster, we'd be far behind where we are now," writes Technologizer's Ed Oswald. "The service made the entertainment industry realize that consumers want more power, and the current state of digital entertainment – and a move back to DRM-free content – owes a [...] Read More
Will Napster 2.0 follow Napster 1.0? Digital Music – The Future
Digital Music News reported good news, bad news for Napster. While Napster surpassed 500,000 subscribers, its financial losses continued with rumors of layoffs and a sale. From the article: "Napster has recently reported a subscriber base of 500,000, an announcement that may have been timed to counter reports of an imminent downsizing. The increase represents a 100 percent jump over subscriber totals at the same point last year. "Doubling our subscribers over [...] Read More
AT&T and Napster Offer Music for Mobiles The Smart PDA
A recent press release from AT&T announces that the service provider has entered into an agreement with Napster to distribute music through mobiles, including smartphones and PDAs. Users can use their handhelds to browse through an online music store, and download songs to their gadgets for a fee. From their initial popularity as the first widespread file-sharing app, through suffering lawsuits from copyright owners, to getting bought by Roxio during a [...] Read More
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