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Silicon.Com Lawsuits dubbed 'a waste of time' in online music wars
"It is pointless for music companies to try to outlaw Napster-like file sharing with expensive lawsuits, according to a report published today by Forrester Research."

"The music giants would do better to steal back their markets by offering quality alternatives to pirating software, it claims.

According to Forrester, music publishers stand to lose as much as $3.1bn by 2005 as online music piracy increases. "You have to beat pirates at their own game, otherwise record companies could sustain large losses," said Eric Scheirer, analyst at Forrester and author of the report.

Peter Beverley, vice chairman at Magex, Natwest's Digital Rights Management (DRM) business, added: "The legal process on its own won't solve the piracy problem and nor will digital management technology. Instead you need to offer products that are worth having."

NYPost.Com Music Industry Tries to Make the Most of MP3
"THE land of Napster was action-filled this week when three top-selling bands with huge followings in GenX-ville decided to use the file-sharing program to promote their new albums - in one way or another.

The sands have shifted again.

Earlier this year, artists used Napster to get their point across. In one corner was Lars Urlich of Metallica, which has sued Napster. In another corner is Limp Bizkit, whose tour was sponsored by Napster.

Artists are now turning to the technology itself to show which side of the issue they are on."

TechWeb MP3 Player Sales Rising, To Tune Of $1.25 Billion
"It's probably not what the recording industry had in mind when it took companies like MP3.com to court. Legal proceedings have helped spur consumer awareness of downloading music to the point that sales of digital music players supporting MP3 will soar to $1.25 billion by the end of 2002. That's up from $126 million last year, according to Cahners In-Stat Group, Scottsdale, Ariz. In 1999 there were only five manufacturers shipping the devices; today, there are more than 50."

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