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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Roxio Buys Pressplay, to Relaunch Napster
By Sue Zeidler, Reuters.com, May 19, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2772125

"  Napster is coming back, this time as a paid music service in
partnership with two of the record labels that fought to shut it down,
according to a deal announced on Monday "
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Spanish site offers music-file fiestal
By John Borland, CNET News.com, May 19, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027-1007920.html

" A new all-you-can-eat music download service that claims to take
advantage of a loophole in Spanish copyright law will launch on Tuesday
and piggyback on a popular file-swapping network for distribution. "
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Music Industry Goes on Offensive to Push Downloads
By Reuters.com, May 21, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2783650

"  The music industry on Wednesday launched a new Web site aimed at
informing consumers where to look on the Internet to buy music
downloads, its latest effort to win over fans from free file-sharing
networks. "
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Congressional caucus targets piracy
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, May 19, 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1007908.html

" Three members of the House of Representatives are creating a new
congressional caucus devoted to combating piracy and promoting stronger
intellectual property laws. "