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Napster to ditch MP3 for proprietary format

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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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