After a silent time napster is working hard on his return,but who is going to pay for there services?? while there are a dozen and much much better and FREE filesharing programs around..
The fallen file-swapping company has been hunting for legitimacy for months, striking deals with record companies in an attempt to win rights to distribute music through its new service, which is slated to launch later this year. But although publishers have said they are amenable to discussions, this deal is the first tangible sign of agreement.
As part of the deal, Napster has agreed to pay $26 million to settle its ongoing legal disputes with music publishers and songwriters. That doesn't mean the lawsuit as a whole will disappear--record labels are continuing with their own litigation, which still threatens Napster with even more substantial legal damages.
Napster has not yet said exactly how much its subscription service will cost, or when it will launch. Chief Executive Konrad Hilbers said in a conference call Monday that the service would be available to consumers by the end of the year.
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Source: CNet
