MP3 news headlines
ISP: File swappers pay extra
A U.K. Internet service provider has decided to offer two types of subscriptions - one for file-sharers and one for the non-users. Will this start a trend? The pen is mightier than the protection
Sony Music's copy protection plans have been thrown into disarray by the discovery that a simple felt pen allows people to copy CDs to their hard drives. Paid content comes to Kazaa
Kazaa will soon try to sell you music and send you to web sites, thanks to paid advertisements. Napster goes for $8 million
Bertelsmann had once offered $16 million but the deal fell through. But Bertelsmann didn't give up, scooping up Napster with the ambition of re-inventing it as a legitimate music-subscription service. 'Benjamin' infects Kazaa users
It masquerades as a song or movie file and then, when executed, stores copies of itself on a PC. Be careful what you download. Eminem threatens bootlegger
Eminem isn't too happy about 'The Eminem Show', his new album, ending up on the Internet before it gets released. Internet Broadcast Royalty Rejected
Basically, the record companies want higher royalty rates than the small online operators can realistically afford. A final decision on royalties comes June 20. | 
