Napster, LLC
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Samsung Mobile Announces Availability of the Samsung Mythic and Samsung Flight [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 1 hour 25 minutes ago
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)1, the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.2, today announced the availability of the Samsung Mythic™, a full touch screen device with AT&T Mobile TVSM capability, and the Samsung Flight™, a touch screen phone that slides open vertically to reveal a full keyboard.
Best Buy Teams With Monster and Beats by Dr. Dre to Launch Club Beats [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 25 minutes ago
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) today announced the introduction of Club Beats™, a new in-store destination created in partnership with Monster and Beats by Dr. Dre™, founded by legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records. As people continue to evolve their ways of consuming music, Club Beats provides a destination for consumers to learn how to create and individualize their listening experience. Launching in Best Buy stores nationwide, Club...
Can the law keep up with technology?
CNN | 3 days 14 hours 56 minutes ago
(CNN) -- In a case that would have been impossible even five years ago, bad-girl rocker Courtney Love is being sued for libel by a fashion designer for allegedly slamming the woman on Twitter.
Union County man indicted for allegedly stealing Internet domain names
NJ.com | 4 days 13 hours 27 minutes ago
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Beyond iTunes: streaming music services
Network World | 36 days 22 hours 34 minutes ago
Mention "streaming music services" around the typical gaggle of Mac users and it's like you've suggested that the Mona Lisa would benefit from the application of devils horns, an eye patch, and the words "Windoze Rulez!" scrawled across her beguiling mug with permanent marker. Yet, the true multimedia Mac can greatly benefit from such services. After all, if some music is good, more is better, right? And more is exactly what these services provide. (Note that unlike music purchased from iTune...
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Company Overview
| Company: | Napster, LLC |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Music Distribution & Downloads |
| Website: | http://www.napster.com |
Napster is back, and now it's legal. The company had sparked a national debate on copyright protection with its file swapping software that once allowed users to freely trade MP3 files online. Napster lost a copyright infringement court battle against the major record labels in 2001, and subsequently went offline to develop a subscription service. CD-burning software maker Roxio later purchased Napster's assets for about $5 million, rescuing the company from Chapter 7 liquidation. Roxio combined Napster with pressplay (which Roxio purchased in 2003) and relaunched the brand as an online service that lets users legally download music from its library for 99 cents a song.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 12 (2004) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2004) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 97 (2004) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2004) |
| Fiscal Year-End | March |