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In just over a year Napster has attracted a community of more than 20 million music fans who are sampling music, discovering new artists, buying CDs and sharing their passion for their favorite artists in our chat rooms.
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I don't want to totally close the door (on a settlement), but I felt like previously we had some good traction to have an agreement and I don't feel that way anymore.
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It's an attempt to save Napster absolutely...and what we're trying to do is say to the record industry is that we've been saying these things in private to you for nine months -- now we're saying these things in public.
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What we've asked for is to have some input in the injunction process and we are looking for ways to comply with the language in the 9th circuit opinion.
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The problem with the study is that big-box retailers and online retailers are not within the area studied. Overall, record sales are up more than 8 percent year-to-year (but) sales at independent record stores are down more than 4 percent.