Going straight; Digital copyright; Protecting digital copyright.(Business)(With Napster, online music came to symbolise the end of copyright in the digital realm. But rights holders are fighting back)
Economist (US), The, April, 2001
KEEPING on the right side of the law has never been an attractive proposition for fans of online music-as followers of Napster, a free file-swapping service, can attest. Soon, however, it may be easier to go legit. On April 2nd, RealNetworks, a software firm, and three big record labels-Warner Music, Bertelsmann Music Group ( BMG ) and EMI -announced a joint venture called MusicNet that, they say, will make it possible to create all sorts of paid music-subscription services. Sony and Universal, the other two big labels, are planning a similar offering, to be called Duet. And in July, Napster will turn itself into a "secure membership-based service", with Bertelsmann's help.
The fate of these services will determine not just the future of the music industry,...
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