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BULLETIN: Napster to block songs
SAN FRANCISCO--Napster members this weekend may be unable to find thousands of songs over the file-swapping service, as the company voluntarily implements content filters in anticipation of a court order that may demand even stronger remedies.
SAN FRANCISCO--Napster members this weekend may be unable to find
thousands of songs over the file-swapping service, as the company voluntarily
implements content filters in anticipation of a court order that may demand even
stronger remedies.
Napster announced the filtering plans for specific song titles at a court hearing Friday, where attorneys for the company and record labels presented arguments regarding how to police alleged copyright violations on the service.
A ruling is not immediately expected. But Napster said it has created a way to screen individual file names that would likely go into effect this weekend. Millions of files will be blocked at that time, attorney David Boies said. Full story to follow. -- John Borland, Special to ZDNet News