Bertelsmann saves Napster
Bertelsmann is to mop up the rest of Napster - for around $8m. Or rather the assets: it gets the name and it has the P2P software, and it pays off the creditors, but it sidesteps the liabilities - most notably, other shareholders, and the gazillions demanded by most of the music majors. But is there much of a future? The Register doesn't think so...
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