Napster is fighting fire with fire.
The online music-swapping service has landed David Boies, the legal guru who led the goverment to victory in its case against Microsoft, to earn crediblity – and, in the process, win its case against the Recording Industry of America (RIAA).
The RIAA, which represents the top record labels in its copyright infringement case, has already pulled out all its guns, filing a brief last week asking the court to shut down Napster – at least until the start of the trial.
In addition, the Recording Industry disclosed in its legal papers that Napster and e-tailing giant Amazon have entered into a profit-sharing agreement.
Through internal memos obtained by the RIAA, the papers claim Napster receives revenues by sending online visitors to Amazon’s Web site.