Born Again Napster?

Subject: Born Again Napster?
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 17 Feb 05 - 11:06 PM

For those who want lots of music for their portable devices, the old Napster that was driven into bankruptcy by the Recording Industry lawsuites has apparently been "reborn" in a new legal format. Reportedly unlimited downloads to a portable for a $15 (US) per month subscription (your rent the tunes) or $0.99 per song to burn (legally) to CD.

The iPod site apparently has similar offerings but is targeted mainly to users of the iPod. The Napster "Music to Go" song rental system also requires WinXP and a "Napster-ready" portable.

A brief article at PC Magazine: New Napster should give you an idea of what's going on with the "New" Napster.

A more complete review of the service is at Napster 3.0 Product Review. Click the "view full review" at the bottom of the page. Look here for equipment requirements.

John

Subject: RE: Born Again Napster?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Feb 05 - 11:14 PM

Thanks for that info John - IF I wanted to listen to lots of stuff other than what I've already got I would be 'in like Flynn' !!

Subject: RE: Born Again Napster?
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 17 Feb 05 - 11:19 PM

Leadfingers -

I'm not much into the idea of renting tunes, but there are some comments there about the "permanent acquisition" that present an interesting "industry attitude."


An additional recent announcement at ExtremeDRM about a new "copy protection" system for digital video may be of interest to some. The article also has links to the "current state of the art" on DVD copying.

John