As Napster fought for its very existence Friday, the online music giant revealed in court that it will start preventing users from downloading copyrighted material this weekend. Attorney David Boies ...

Seeking to end a protracted legal battle, Napster's lawyers offered $1 billion in reparations to songwriters and major record labels on Monday, and announced a plan to institute a membership-based ...

Yes, Napster is still alive and kicking. The peer-to-peer file-sharing company that became synonymous with music piracy in the early 2000s was bought by a company called Infinite Reality Labs last ...

Online music service Napster said yesterday that it will attempt to stay open while complying with a court order to block the trading of copyrighted songs, but it was unclear whether the company could ...

Napster, the online music service that once appeared to threaten the economic foundation of the recording industry, has now joined forces with three of the world's largest entertainment companies.

Musicians are furious that new tech has gutted their income. Record labels are wary, yet eager to cut deals with ascendant platforms. Fans are delighted to access songs for a pittance, even as they’re ...

The news on Tuesday that Napster had been sold for $207 million sparked disbelief as millennials experienced a hearty dose of nostalgia. The controversial OG music-sharing platform, founded in 1999 by ...

Infinite Reality, a media, ecommerce, and marketing company focused on 3D and AI-powered experiences, has entered an agreement to acquired Napster. That means that the brand originally launched in ...

Napster was founded in 1999 as a free service that enabled users to download MP3 files straight from their PCs. While Napster’s file-sharing service is no longer functional, the brand is still alive ...

LOS ANGELES - The recording industry has managed to virtually squash Napster like a bug, but free swapping of music continues to thrive on alternative Web services that are potentially harder to ...