Viacom Files Lawsuit Against Google and YouTube

AnimeSpirit · 03-13-2007, 04:12 PM

Yeah, but they also fixed their legal issues and Napster is now back in business.

joepole · 03-13-2007, 04:35 PM

No, they didn't, they shut down and liquidated their assets. Another company bought the Napster name and slapped it on to a completely unrelated product.

AnimeSpirit · 03-13-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

No, they didn't, they shut down and liquidated their assets. Another company bought the Napster name and slapped it on to a completely unrelated product.

Oh? Could've fooled me, because their site says they are still involved in downloading music from the Internet. I'd imagine they worked out the copyright issues. Even the logo is the same.

http://www.napster.com

joepole · 03-14-2007, 09:50 AM

Napster pre-lawsuit was a company that ran central servers that managed peer-to-peer connections for copying music. Napster today is a company that sells subscriptions that allow you to download DRM-laden music from the company (not peer-to-peer) and play it as long as you keep paying.

Those two services are about as unrelated as they can be and still involve music. Napster liquidated its assets after filing bankruptcy. Roxio bought the assets (including the name and logo) to brand their unrelated service.

AnimeSpirit · 03-14-2007, 10:15 AM

True, but despite the differences in their operation and in management, my original statement still rings true. Napster is back in business.

joepole · 03-14-2007, 12:29 PM

No, it's not. It's out of business. Another company bought the name and used it.

The original company is no more and the new company isn't "back."

The labels accomplished what they set out to do: shut down Napster. It gained them nothing, really, but record companies are notoriously short-sighted.

rhertz · 03-14-2007, 01:42 PM

Regardless of my Napster example, soon people will have to pay a buck to watch their favorite video just like they have to pay a buck to play their favorite song (legally) Something to look forward to.

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03-13-2007, 04:12 PM	#1
AnimeSpirit SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nowhere Age: 43 Posts: 1,659 Rep Power: 284	Yeah, but they also fixed their legal issues and Napster is now back in business.

03-13-2007, 04:35 PM	#2
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	No, they didn't, they shut down and liquidated their assets. Another company bought the Napster name and slapped it on to a completely unrelated product.

03-14-2007, 09:50 AM	#4
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	Napster pre-lawsuit was a company that ran central servers that managed peer-to-peer connections for copying music. Napster today is a company that sells subscriptions that allow you to download DRM-laden music from the company (not peer-to-peer) and play it as long as you keep paying. Those two services are about as unrelated as they can be and still involve music. Napster liquidated its assets after filing bankruptcy. Roxio bought the assets (including the name and logo) to brand their unrelated service.

03-14-2007, 10:15 AM	#5
AnimeSpirit SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nowhere Age: 43 Posts: 1,659 Rep Power: 284	True, but despite the differences in their operation and in management, my original statement still rings true. Napster is back in business.

03-14-2007, 12:29 PM	#6
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	No, it's not. It's out of business. Another company bought the name and used it. The original company is no more and the new company isn't "back." The labels accomplished what they set out to do: shut down Napster. It gained them nothing, really, but record companies are notoriously short-sighted.

03-14-2007, 01:42 PM	#7
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 316	Regardless of my Napster example, soon people will have to pay a buck to watch their favorite video just like they have to pay a buck to play their favorite song (legally) Something to look forward to.

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