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...Nesson wasn’t breaking any glass, and he wasn’t stealing any records either. In fact, the Weld professor of law was probably sitting in his quiet Griswold Hall office when the revolution broke out. Almost overnight, a program called Napster turned an obscure legal interest of his into the focus of a heated national debate. Napster’s debut didn’t just put free music into your playlist—it undermined all traditional notions of property. The battle that ensued is not just a fight between hip listeners and entertainment executives...
...entertainment establishment. In October, Nesson and Berkman Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies Jonathan L. Zittrain traveled to Washington, D.C., to defend their cause before the Supreme Court. And today, the professors say they’ve just begun the immense project of erasing the laws that killed Napster. Their goal: to rewrite copyright law, transforming it into a form compatible with both artistic compensation and the free flow of information...
...with much poorer odds. And what better way for Apple to increase the consumer comfort level with their new business model than by allowing the consumers to try it out risk-free? Apple wins because they gain an even larger head start over their competition from “Napster 2.0” and other similar pay-per-song services. Pepsi wins because we buy more Pepsi. And we win because we get free music without the risks and hassles of Kazaa...
Sony, which in late spring will be competing with Apple, Napster and MusicMatch on the Net with its Connect music store, just unveiled an updated version of its MiniDisc player that's better able to store tracks purchased online. The player, which can also record songs, uses new Hi-MD-format discs that boast a 1-GB storage capacity (enough to hold 45 hours of music), twice that of regular minidiscs. Players start at $199, and discs are $7 apiece...
...song. The home button comes in handy when you're stuck deep in your music library, and pop-up menus improve navigation. Dell also scores points for compatibility. The DJ will play all the MP3s and Windows Media files in your music collection - even protected files from the new Napster - and you can also access the Musicmatch music store, which has a huge selection of 99? songs that you can buy to play on your computer, burn to CDs or transfer to the DJ player...