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Simon
09-10-03, 14:55
Napster 2.0 op proef

Uitgegeven: 9 oktober 2003 14:50

SANTA CLARA - Internetsite Napster begint donderdag een proef met de legale versie van haar online muziekuitwisselprogramma. Napster 2.0 moet in november volledig operationeel zijn.

Twee jaar geleden werd Napster verboden omdat het internetters in staat stelde gratis muziek te downloaden vanaf miljoenen aangemelde computers. Op het hoogtepunt maakten 60 miljoen mensen over de hele wereld gebruik van het programma.

Jarenlang probeerden muziekartiesten en platenmaatschappijen Napster via rechtszaken te stoppen, wat uiteindelijk in 2001 lukte. Napster schond de rechten die op de muziekstukken rusten. Napster werd voor 5 miljoen dollar overgenomen door het Amerikaanse mediabedrijf Roxio, dat gebruikmaakt van de naam Napster om een betaalde service op te zetten.

Betalen

Wie nu muziek via Napster wil downloaden moet hiervoor betalen. Een enkel nummer gaat 99 dollarcent kosten, een album 9,95 dollar. Napster 2.0 wordt donderdag in New York gepresenteerd. Het gebeuren is live via www.napster.com te volgen.

Simon
09-10-03, 15:04
fragment uit de voorwaarden:

Usage Rules.

Your access to and/or use of any Track(s) will be limited by the rules assigned to the Track(s) by Napster ("Usage Rules") and described in this section. You may not attempt (or support others' attempts) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with any Usage Rules or Tracks. Napster reserves the rights to modify the Usage Rules at any time.

A "Sample" is a portion of a Track or, in some cases, an entire Track or promotional music video that you can play (and, if applicable, view) directly from and while you are logged on to the Service on a promotional basis at no cost to you. You may play as many Samples as you like. You may not attempt (or support others' attempts) to capture, copy, or download a Sample.

A "Purchased Track" is a Track that you may (1) save to your hard drive and play back at any time, (2) burn to a CD and/or (3) transfer to a compatible portable device. Any security technology that is provided with a Purchased Track is an inseparable part of it. If you have Purchased Tracks, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy or damage them. Napster shall have no liability to you in the event of any such loss, destruction, or damage.

You may burn each Purchased Track to a CD up to five times as part of any particular playlist of songs. A "playlist" is a discrete group of Purchased Tracks that are arranged together in a particular order. Once you have burned a Purchased Track to a CD, you agree not to copy, distribute, or transfer the track from that CD to any other media or device.

You may transfer a Purchased Track an unlimited number of times to portable devices that are compatible with the Service's Usage Rules and security requirements. Once you have transferred a Purchased Track to a compatible portable device, you agree not to copy, distribute, or transfer it from that device to any other media or device.

The burning or transfer capabilities provided for herein shall not operate to waive or limit any rights of the copyright owners in Tracks or Materials or any works embodied in them.

If you are using the version of the Service that is accessible from Microsoft Corporation's Windows Media Player 9 Series, you will only be able to burn or transfer Purchased Tracks using the Windows Media Player. In addition, if you are using the version of the Service that runs in Microsoft Corporation's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, certain features that are available in the Service will not be available in the "distance viewing" experience.