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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: Napster
Musician to Napster judge: Let my music go
A 1960s-era recording artist says he can't get Sony to pay royalties, so his psychedelic pop might as well be free.
Anti-Trustworthy computing
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?
Don't steal music, pretty please
Record companies will make big, big money online. They just need to learn to let go.
How the music industry blew it
John Alderman's "Sonic Boom" recounts the history of Napster -- and the unstoppable rise of file trading.
Internet liberation theology
In "The Future of Ideas" Lawrence Lessig explains why ham-handed efforts to increase copyright protection are a threat to freedom and prosperity.
The parasite economy
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.
R.I.P. World Birthday Web
As the Net gets older, is it losing its soul, or just growing up?
Revenge of the file-sharing masses!
By smashing Napster, the music industry has pushed its customers to seek alternatives that won't be so easy to shut down.
Everyone's Brent Musburger
Down with the sports monopolies! In the FanCast.com future, we all get to do the play-by-play.
End of an affair?
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. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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