MediaBay, Inc. Files Complaint Against Napster Inc.

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- Company Seeks Damages for Napster's

Exploitation of Its Old-Time Radio Programs -

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., May 31 /PRNewswire/ --

MediaBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBAY), the leading seller of spoken audio and nostalgia products, including audiobooks and old-time radio shows, through direct response, retail and Internet channels, today announced that it has filed a complaint against Napster Inc. for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement and unfair competition. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco.

"Napster's file-sharing system enables MediaBay's old-time radio programs to be traded without our permission and is an infringement of our rights and the rights of the many talented individuals...

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