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| March 04, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Providence Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Timothy C. Barmann

Mar. 4--NAPSTER CONTROVERSY AWAKENS SOUND-ALIKE SERVICES: Napster, the company, may soon be shut down by the courts.

But Napster, the idea, lives on.

The Internet music trading service created by Shawn Fanning, a former Cape Cod resident, is facing a near-certain death as result of a lawsuit brought by the Recording Industry Association of America. Judge after judge has said Napster is breaking the law by helping its millions of users illegally exchange copyrighted songs.

But regardless of what happens to Napster, the technology it spawned has taken on a life of its own. Now there are dozens of imitators, including some that may be impervious to the kind of legal challenges facing Napster.

They have names like Rapigator, FileNavigator, Audiogalaxy,…

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