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Since its file-sharing operation was shut down in 2001, Napster has been bought and reimagined several times. Harry McCracken ...
While Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker’s original site shuttered when Napster filed for bankruptcy in 2002, the brand has taken ...
Since the original Napster was shut down by a US court in 2001 over copyright infringement, the brand has changed hands ... and we are thrilled … to unlock value for the entire ecosystem and ...
Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos, a former head of music at Roblox who invested in the first iteration of Napster at Bertelsmann, will continue to lead the brand as it integrates ... That was the big value ...
A tech startup announced Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform.
The bet is the Napster brand has some life left in it still, but the new owners face a challenge. The recent history of Napster shows it’s hard to buy an old brand for parts and transfer its ...
Napster’s new owners say they intend to turn the brand into a social-first music platform, aimed at letting fans engage with artists and their music more directly. Back in the day Napster ...
Infinite Reality, a media, ecommerce, and marketing company focused on 3D and AI-powered experiences, has entered an agreement to acquired Napster. That means that the brand originally launched in ...
FILE- In this Aug. 2, 2006 file photo, promotional Napster stickers are seen at the Napster studio in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)(Damian Dovarganes / AP) NEW YORK — A brand ...
By Ethan Millman Napster, the brand that ushered in an era of rampant music piracy before later being reborn as a subscription music streaming platform, has been sold for $207 million. Tech ...
McCarty Carino: Do you think the Napster brand still kind of holds a unique ... they’re hoping that they can still get some residual value from that as well. But we’re talking about the ...
Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos, a former head of music at Roblox who invested in the first iteration of Napster at Bertelsmann, will continue to lead the brand as ... was the big value proposition.” ...