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Napster Goes Bye Bye By Acheron, (DT) February 12, 2001 1:27 PM PT |
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(Fox News) In a court ruling earlier today, Napster was forced to shut down its music swapping service until the hearings determine the legitimacy of the service.
In a 58-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Napster must prevent its users from accessing or swapping copyrighted content on its search index, and said Napster may be held liable for "vicarious copyright infringement" when it fails to patrol its system. Millions of users had flooded the company's computer servers this past weekend to download free music, fearing an immediate shutdown of the service that has changed the face of music. Napster has an estimated 50 million users. Major record labels hope Monday's ruling will force millions of computer users to pay for music the online music swapping service has allowed them to get for free. Well Napster's shut down. ?Inconvenient, yes, but hardly a brick wall. ?There are plenty of alternative services that are not controllable. ? Check out the following: LimeWire Gnutella ? ? - find various Gnutella Flavors MyNapster ?- find alternative Napster-ish applications |
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