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RigidMachine	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 4:20 PM
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00	read it and weep ...... the news seems to be true .... For Immediate Release NAPSTER MAKES PUBLIC BUSINESS MODEL FOR NEW SERVICE Company Proposes $1 Billion over Five Years in Guaranteed Payments to Labels, Artists and Other Rightsholders, $150 Million per Year to Major Labels, $50 Million for Independent Artists February 20, 2000 San Francisco, CA. Napster today made public the business model that it has been presenting to major labels for the last six months in an effort to settle their dispute and end the industry’s effort to shut Napster down in court. The proposal would provide guaranteed revenue of $1 billion to the major labels, songwriters and independent labels and artists over the next five years. Major labels would receive $150 million per year for a non-exclusive license, divided according to files transferred. $50 million per year will be set aside for independent labels and artists to be paid out based on the volume of files transferred. “As we have been saying in private meetings with the major recording companies and the RIAA for the last six months, Napster has a viable business model with solid revenue streams and we are building the technology to make it happen,” said Hank Barry, CEO of Napster, Inc. “We made public our business model and technology today in hopes that the recording industry will meet us at the table to come to a resolution that benefits artists and consumers alike.” “Bertelsmann chose to build a partnership with Napster in October, 2000 because of the tremendous value it creates for promoting artists and building community,” said Andreas Schmidt, president and CEO of Bertelsmann eCommerce Group. “The revenue potential of Napster for the entire recording industry is unprecedented and it’s time to start thinking towards the future and figure out a way to leverage this potential instead of trying to quell it. In the interest of the consumer and artists it’s time for the industry to lay down their arms.” Napster’s CEO Hank Barry described the membership model that will enable the company to make the proposed payments. Definitive pricing has not been set, but the model will have two tiers. The model includes a “Basic Membership” plan that would cost in the range of $2.95 to $4.95 per month with an as yet undermined limit on file transfers. The “Premium Membership” will cost between $5.95 and $9.95 and will offer unlimited file transfers. The company also unveiled key aspects of its rights accounting architecture and security technology. The new Napster, slated to launch this summer, will be designed as a promotional service with fidelity limitations of 128 kbps and lower. Users will be asked to pay an additional fee in order to burn CDs and to transfer their music to portable devices. The service will be easy to use, and offer secure, complete and accurate file transfers, a new player with a personal jukebox and enhanced search and community features. “I have so many cool things in development and I want to be able to bring them to the Napster community,” said Shawn Fanning. “I am also grateful for the outpouring of support from the Napster community, keep it coming!.” About Napster Napster is the world's leading person-to-person file sharing community. Napster provides music enthusiasts with an easy-to-use, high quality service for discovering new music and communicating their interests with other members of the Napster community. Napster's software application enables users to locate and share music files through a user-friendly interface, and features instant messaging, chat rooms, and Hot List User Bookmarks. Shawn Fanning, then an eighteen year-old freshman at Boston's Northeastern University, founded Napster in 1999. In October 2000, Bertelsmann AG and Napster announced the formation of a strategic alliance to further develop the Napster person-to-person file sharing service. In January 2001, edel Music and TVT Records joined the alliance. This year, Napster won several Wired Magazine Readers Rave Awards, including Best Music Site, Best Innovative Start-up, and Best Guerilla Marketing. About BeCG Bertelsmann eCommerce Group (BeCG), formed in June as a division of Bertelsmann AG, brings together Bertelsmann’s entire portfolio of e-commerce companies and holdings such as bol.com, BarnesandNoble.com, CDNOW, and BMG Music Service in order to drive Bertelsmann’s global e-content, community and commerce business. The group’s objective is to build the leading global community and commerce network across all technologies and platforms while providing an unmatched consumer experience around all forms of media and entertainment. Through the acquisition of CDNOW and strategic alliances with AOL, TerraLycos and Napster, Bertelsmann has direct access to some 200 million customers worldwide. With 32 million unique visitors per month, Bertelsmann is the global Internet leader among all media companies. BeCG is a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, the world’s most international media company with over 76,000 employees in more than 58 countries. Bertelsmann’s business units include publishing firms, music and film companies, multimedia services, online commerce companies, daily newspapers, consumer magazines, radio and television stations, book clubs, trade journals, and other service companies that provide information, education and entertainment to a worldwide audience. -Someday, sometime, I will get my lazy ass to transfer to another site ... until then ..... This message was edited by RigidMachine on 3-2-01 @ 4:22 PM
fatty chopped meat	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 4:28 PM
Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01	bro this news is 10 days old...... Professor OPAK gave me an A+ and allowed me to graduate the opieanthony.com University Thanks big brother. This is better than graduating from IONA College (Yes I really did go there)
fatty chopped meat	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 4:28 PM
Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01	save fucking napster man.... chuck-d from public enemy called it .... the record companies have been robbing us for so long now. we deserve the ability to SHARE files.... we are not robbing anyone. Professor OPAK gave me an A+ and allowed me to graduate the opieanthony.com University Thanks big brother. This is better than graduating from IONA College (Yes I really did go there)
RigidMachine	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 4:29 PM
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00	no shit ... but nobody seems to know ..... or is everyone just in denial???? 12 days to be exact ..... -Someday, sometime, I will get my lazy ass to transfer to another site ... until then ..... This message was edited by RigidMachine on 3-2-01 @ 4:35 PM
adolescentmasturbator	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 4:29 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01	About napigator you can use it still. Since the servers are not Napster affiliated their filters cannot work at all with you. A lot of the time they arent even in the US. IT IS BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN LIVE ON YOUR KNEES This message was edited by adolescentmasturbator on 3-2-01 @ 4:36 PM
Cranky Ass	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 4:29 PM
Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01	Yeah even the news that came after that is old. The record companies laughed in Napster's face and told them to take their 1 Billion and shove it up their ass. The record companies want to shut Napster down so they can make their own fee-based Napster. Why would they want Napster as their middleman? Sure Napster has a HUGE userbase, but cut off Napster and the roaches will have to scurry someplace. Fee based service will work for the people who arent savvy enough to work to find the free stuff. Try shutting all these guys down.... http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Peer_to_Peer_File_Sharing/ The only way you can shut down a true peer to peer network is to SUE INDIVIDUAL USERS. Ain t gonna happen..... "The RIAA sent out letters last month asking Internet service providers to take down OpenNap servers - homegrown personal computers set up to facilitate Napster-like activity. But OpenNap is just one of a number of networks where people can trade music without paying for it. Going after actual users could prompt a buyer backlash. ``They'll have no choice but to sue their customers and they just can't do that,'' said Phil Leigh, an analyst with Raymond James & Associates. ``It would be anarchy.''" And these are only the tip of the iceberg. There will always be another "Napster", just not everyone will be smart enought to work it, which is the way it should be. Make it too easy like Napster was and it becomes mainstream, then it becomes a RIAA target. Stay underground, sorta like Syndication. ;) In case anyones interested, THIS is the latest news on Napster... "Fighting for its life in court, Napster (news - web sites) told a judge Friday that it will unveil a screening system this weekend that will block users from trading pirated music through its Web site." http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010302/tc/napster_lawsuit_34.html Napster To Police Itself http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010302/wr/tech_napster_dc_30.html THE END "Game Over For Napster, Napster To Shut Down" http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010302/n02587507.html ________________ This message was edited by Cranky Ass on 3-2-01 @ 4:48 PM
Cranky Ass	posted on 03-02-2001 @ 8:45 PM
Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01	``Sometime this weekend, we will have completed the software implementation so that those file names will be blocked,'' They're gonna block by FILE NAMES!!! That is classic. People will find a way around that in a minute. What about common words in song titles??? I find this impossible. If they really wanted to block songs, they would do what your WinAMP player does when you pop in a CD. It contacts this database called CPDD i think and it figures out what album you are listening to by the length of the tracks and various other mesurements. The thing is 99% accurate at sending back the correct title of the album and individual song. If Napster leveraged that techology they would essentially be able to block anything they wanted to. Its pretty obvious Napster is trying to pull one over on the RIAA. ________________

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