More Napster Woes

Napster will have to pay $26 million in damages and an advance of $10 on future royalties as part of its settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against the file-sharing service by the National Music Publisher's Association, paving the way for the publishers and songwriters licensing their music to the subscription-based service the company will launch later in the year. The service has been on court-ordered inactivity since July.

Source: Metal Edge