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Metallica are considering releasing their next album as an internet download - as they are now free from the constraints of their current record deal.

O2 Ireland became the first mobile operator in Europe to offer Napster via phones with the launch today of Napster Mobile on 3G i-mode handsets.

Google felt the heat from investors today after the United States giant missed earnings hopes and revealed a smaller proportion of its revenues came from the UK.

GOOGLE yesterday denied it was considering a bid for Napster, leading to shares of the digital music service to fall back from gains of as much as 60%.

MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is understood to have held talks with internet telecom software company Skype.

A late rally fed by falling oil prices pushed US stocks higher today, although Wall Street’s mood remained tentative amid uncertainty about the economy.

Stocks got a lift from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan today, rising modestly after he said the recent climb in oil prices was already curbing demand for crude. Oil futures dropped sharply on the news.

Napster, the internet-based file sharing system that allowed music lovers to download and copy their favourite tracks, will launch its new legal incarnation in Ireland before the end of the summer.

Napster boss Chris Gorog announced today that the company's pay-to-download service will be available in Ireland within the next six months.

Smithfield will host Europe’s first conference on music and investment on April 20.

Things are going to get worse before the outlook improves for the world's music industry, according to a report released today.

Record companies are trying to block Americans' access to a China-based website that allows free downloads of copyrighted songs.

The assets of music file-sharing service Napster Inc. have gone up for auction with an asking price of $25m (€25.6m).

Napster Inc. filed for bankruptcy today, seeking court protection from creditors as music industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG followed through on a plan to take over what was left of the company.

Napster's chief executive Konrad Hilbers has resigned.

Napster has laid off 30 employees, its third round of job cuts since October.

The record industry has been ordered to provide proof it owns copyrights to music works it is seeking to protect in its lawsuit against Napster.

Napster's return has been delayed until next year, says the company's chief executive.

Three leading US entertainment companies are taking legal action to shut down Napster-style operations.

A San Francisco court has allowed Napster to resume its song-swapping operations on the Internet.

Napster was dealt another serious legal setback when a federal judge ordered the Internet song-swapping company to remain offline until it can fully comply with an injunction to remove all copyright music.

A US company that sells meditation music has filed a federal lawsuit against the file-swapping internet site Napster.

Napster has failed to overturn a landmark court ruling which resulted in an injunction blocking website customers from trading copyrighted music.

Napster, the former US music industry bad-boy, has struck a distribution deal with three major record labels that are launching a music subscription service this summer.

Napster says it is still going strong despite having 80% of its music blocked.

The judge in charge of Napster's fate said she may shut down the firm because of its failure to block songs on its site.

A judge in San Francisco says she may consider pulling the plug on Napster.

Bertelsmann, AOL Time Warner and EMI have announced they are to create an online music service.

The number of songs being traded through Napster has dropped sharply since the company began policing its system for unauthorised music.

The number of songs being traded through Napster has dropped sharply since the company began policing its system for unauthorised music.

Napster has assured a federal judge it is complying with her order to police its system for unauthorised songs.

Napster has four days to block the free exchange of 135,000 copyright songs.

A US judge has ordered Napster Inc to block any copyright-protected songs from its service.

Napster is heading for a critical court hearing that could see all copyrighted music banned from the service.

The music industry is blaming Napster for falling sales of CD singles.

Analysts say Napster's attempt to settle its copyright infringement suit with the music industry is doomed to fail.

Napster has offered $1bn to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit that threatens to shut it down.

A key member of one of Britain's top bands has denounced the Napster music-swapping site as "evil".

Internet song-swapping service Napster has promised to appeal after a US court told it to crackdown on the exchange of music on the website.