Review of the "New" Napster

[Malk-a-mite]

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2002/paynapster.html

Just been beta-testing the new Napster.

What's remarkable about the new Napster is how similar it feels to the old one. This is still very much a file sharing technology. The best things about Napster - browsing through a real person's music collection, sending them messages and recommending them new music - are still there.

But so are the disadvantages - broken tracks, cancelled transfers - and a complete inability to stream or preview tracks. Now we know why Napster doesn't intend to get a performance royalty license... this is a download-only service. The downside of this is that if a user downloads one song under the mistaken impression it is something else (how many songs are there called 'The Power of Love') they will have depleted one of their allotted download slots. There is the option, however, to cancel a download mid stream without depleting your download count. What was I saying about not needing a performance royalty license?....

There's more if you follow the link.