The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Napster and their effort to keep the major record labels from shutting them down.
As the details of the ruling unfold, please keep this in mind: Napster is not shut down, but under this decision it could be. They are very disappointed in this ruling by the three judge panel and will seek appellate review. The Court today ruled on the basis of what it recognized was an incomplete record before it. Napster will attempt to get more facts into the record and will pursue every avenue in the courts and the Congress to keep Napster operating.
