Rhapsody acquires Napster International

Napster was bought by Rhapsody in the US at the end of November with a redirect marking the end of Napster.com at the beginning of December.

At that time, the future of Napster in Europe was unclear with the .co.uk site still carrying the file-sharing site's branding.

"The acquisition of Napster and its subscriber base in the UK and Germany gives us an ideal entry to the European market," said Rhapsody president Jon Irwin.

"Through the benefit of scale, the ...

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