Napster launches free Web music service
updated 09:15 am EDT, Mon May 1, 2006
Free Web music service
Looking for ways to fight Apple's dominance in the online music market, Napster today will launch the first free legal music listening service. The ad-based service will allow users to listen to--via the Web only--its catalog of more than 2 million songs from both major and independent labels. Users will be able to listen to each track up to five times each. The ad-supportedd service will initially be available in the US only and supplement its other offerings, which include a pay-per-song and subscription models. Use of the Web-based player will require registration using a valid email address, The company is also expected to introduced a variety of other services at Musexpo event in Los Angeles.
