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Napster Comes Out Swinging After European Launch Delayed

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 26, 2004 - 2:39am.
Paris -- Internet music service Napster has struck out at European licensing groups, claiming that arcane and convoluted regulations are getting in the way of legal online music companies on the Continent. The attack comes after bureaucratic red tape over the weekend held up the planned European launches of Napster and Apple's iTunes. Napster CEO Chris Gorog said: "As each day passes that Napster isn't operating in Europe, substantial amounts of money are lost to pirates because there is no legal alternative available." According to industry experts, the recording labels worldwide lost nearly $2.5 billion to online piracy last year.
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