http://dir.salon.com/topics/napster/?source=rss&aim=napster en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST By Andrew Leonard Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2005/01/05/prize/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2005/01/05/prize/index.html?source=rss Don't even think about trying to find a copy of an award-winning civil rights documentary online. The copyright cops will be waiting. By Eric Boehlert Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss CD sales have rebounded ever since the music biz started suing file-sharers. The industry is convinced there's a connection. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index.html?source=rss As Hollywood wins one court case after another, one Republican senator is suggesting that maybe it's time for some new laws -- that protect consumers instead of entertainment companies. By Jack Brown Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/09/mexican_piracy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/09/mexican_piracy/index.html?source=rss Pirates armed with CD burners and cheap discs are bringing the industry to its knees. The U.S. could be next. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/29/itunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/29/itunes/index.html?source=rss Apple's new online music-buying system is everything Napster promised to be -- cheap, easy and, best of all, legal. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/21/all_the_rave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/21/all_the_rave/index.html?source=rss Don't scapegoat greedy record execs for Napster's failure, says Joseph Menn in "All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster." The inept bunglers who ran the company have only themselves to blame. By Joseph Menn Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/04/21/napster_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/04/21/napster_excerpt/index.html?source=rss When Savenapster.com founder Chad Paulson decided that the file-trading pioneer cared more about money than artists, he stunned the company by changing sides. An excerpt from "All the Rave." By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/09/pvr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/09/pvr/index.html?source=rss Personal video recorders already have Hollywood running scared. Now Microsoft is pushing a new computer that will make trading TV shows as easy as using ... Napster. By Damien Cave Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/23/liebowitz_redux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/23/liebowitz_redux/index.html?source=rss New numbers on declining music sales could mean that MP3 trading really is hurting CD sales. But that still doesn't mean we should lock up the pirates. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/30/file_trading/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/30/file_trading/index.html?source=rss The legal crackdown hasn't squelched MP3 trading -- it's just made it more of a pain. But the music industry would still rather fight than give its online customers what they want. By Damien Cave Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/13/liebowitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/13/liebowitz/index.html?source=rss An economist says music piracy should be hurting the recording industry, but it isn't -- and he doesn't know why. By Dan Levine Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/10/eminem_mp3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/10/eminem_mp3/index.html?source=rss Are the fake MP3s popping up on file-sharing networks part of the recording industry's war on piracy, or just the latest in music marketing? By Janelle Brown Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/17/napster_wake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/17/napster_wake/index.html?source=rss The company that launched a thousand rips may be dead, but the movement it launched continues to thrive -- and to make a mockery of the music industry's pathetic online offerings. By Damien Cave Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/23/copyright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/23/copyright/index.html?source=rss A 1960s-era recording artist says he can't get Sony to pay royalties, so his psychedelic pop might as well be free. By Paul Boutin Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/09/trustworthy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/09/trustworthy/index.html?source=rss Microsoft's new security drive aims to appease Hollywood, comfort consumers and reinvigorate the PC. But will the price for such safety be too high? By Paul Boutin Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/18/dont_steal_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/18/dont_steal_music/index.html?source=rss Record companies will make big, big money online. They just need to learn to let go. By Richard Barbrook Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/11/30/sonic_boom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/11/30/sonic_boom/index.html?source=rss John Alderman's "Sonic Boom" recounts the history of Napster -- and the unstoppable rise of file trading. By Marc Rotenberg Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/11/07/lessig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/11/07/lessig/index.html?source=rss In "The Future of Ideas" Lawrence Lessig explains why ham-handed efforts to increase copyright protection are a threat to freedom and prosperity. By James Grimmelmann Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/26/osama_bin_napster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/26/osama_bin_napster/index.html?source=rss Bad news from the Napster wars: The harder you fight against decentralized networks, the more enemies you create. By Damien Cave Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/02/parasite_capital/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/02/parasite_capital/index.html?source=rss There's a new software business model in town -- symbiotic plug-ins that pay for the privilege of piggybacking on the hot download of the moment. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/08/01/birthday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/08/01/birthday/index.html?source=rss As the Net gets older, is it losing its soul, or just growing up? By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/07/20/napster_diaspora/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/07/20/napster_diaspora/index.html?source=rss By smashing Napster, the music industry has pushed its customers to seek alternatives that won't be so easy to shut down. By King Kaufman Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/27/fancast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/27/fancast/index.html?source=rss Down with the sports monopolies! In the FanCast.com future, we all get to do the play-by-play. By Damien Cave Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/20/tivo_hack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/20/tivo_hack/index.html?source=rss Hackers love their TiVos, and the company is fond of its hackers. But as in any relationship, sometimes one party goes a bit too far. By Janelle Brown Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/01/digital_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/01/digital_music/index.html?source=rss The dust is clearing from the online entertainment wars. Who won? The record labels. Who lost? Consumers.