Napster and Bertelsmann on verge of breakthrough

Media group Bertelsmann and online music company Napster are poised to announce a new system of legally distributing music over the internet.

LONDON (Brand Republic) - Media group Bertelsmann and online music company Napster are poised to announce a new system of legally distributing music over the internet.

Bertelsmann recently dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit against Napster and agreed to work with the company to develop a subscription-based music-swapping service.

Andreas Schmidt, chief executive of Bertelsmann鈥檚 e-commerce division, said that the two companies have now worked out a legal model and were finalising the details of the system.

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