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[FYI] Napster to ditch MP3 for proprietary format
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- Subject: [FYI] Napster to ditch MP3 for proprietary format
- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 18:25:16 +0200
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20428.html
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Napster to ditch MP3 for proprietary format
By Kieren McCarthy
Posted: 17/07/2001 at 10:51 GMT
Napster is going to ditch the MP3 format altogether and run instead
with a proprietary format, .nap, that will include a digital rights
aspect and keep music companies off its back.
Yep, in what is the final nail in the coffin of what Napster once
stood for, the company has done a deal with PlayMedia Systems to
develop the new .nap format. PlayMedia will work on encryption and
playback and Bertlesmann will tie it in with a digital rights system
so files can't be swapped without people paying for them.
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