New Napster 'hack' that allows not just music transfers, but video and software also. [News.com]

The attorney representing Metallica and rap star Dr. Dre in their lawsuits against Napster is sending a barrage of letters to top universities, pushing them to block students from using the popular file-swapping software. [News.com]

RIAA asked the courts to block all major-label content from being traded through Napster. [News.com]

At least three renowned universities have decided against banning the use of the popular Napster digital music file-swapping software on their college campuses. [News.com]

The legal fight over music-swapping start-up Napster has divided Washington, pitting at least one powerful legislator against the Clinton administration. [News.com]

IBM releases a new version of its anti-piracy technology for music that it says could help block song traders who use services such as Napster or Gnutella. [News.com]

An industry-backed group of musicians has launched a high-profile ad campaign against online music piracy, hoping to persuade fans not to use Napster and other similar Net tools. [News.com]

The drama of Napster's legal death-sentence has catapulted its site into the list of the Internet's most popular destinations. [News.com]

Madonna's new unreleased single found its way into the music-swapping Napster community and onto a few MP3 Web sites. [News.com]

Alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins released what is being called its final album on vinyl and the MP3 format last week, forgoing a CD release through its record label, Virgin Records, according to postings on the band's Web site and published...