A brand synonomous with music piracy is about to reemerge from the scaly bosom of bankruptcy. A beta version of Napster, brought to its knees by music industry litigation over copyright violations, will be launched next Thursday by its white knight, Santa Clara, California-based Roxio. Roxio, well known for its CD-burning software for both PC and Macintosh computers, bought Napster for $5 million last year and vowed to launch a new, improved and legitimate version of the service by Christmas 2003 as a paid service.
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Napster Beta Ready To Rock ‘n’ Roll
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. October 2, 2003 01:54 PMA brand synonomous with music piracy is about to reemerge from the scaly bosom of bankruptcy. A beta version of Napster, brought to its knees by music industry litigation over copyright violations, will be launched next Thursday by its white knight, Santa Clara, California-based Roxio. Roxio, well known for its CD-burning software for both PC and Macintosh computers, bought Napster for $5 million last year and vowed to launch a new, improved and legitimate version of the service by Christmas 2003 as a paid service.