“A recording industry trade group claimed an initial victory on
Monday in its copyright battle against computer song-swap company
Napster Inc., which it alleges is a haven for music piracy on the
Internet.”
“U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel in San Francisco late
on Friday rejected Napster’s claim that it is a “mere conduit.”
“Napster, in its motion for a summary judgment in the case, had
claimed that it was merely a service provider and was not liable
for the actions of its users. Napster’s software works like a
co-op, allowing users to trade their library of MP3 files, a
compression format used to convert music on CDs into computer
files. MP3.com Inc. lost a previous copyright case.”
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