51. Napster said it planned to make the music available when it begins its fee-based subscription service later this summer, but there is a catch. 52. Napster, which has been offline since July, has said it plans to launch a fee-based subscription service by the end of the year. 53. New subscription services like MusicNet and Pressplay, both of which were formed by top record labels, offer streaming radio based on playlists you create. 54. Napster also plans a summer start for its own subscription service. 55. Napster is planning to relaunch as a subscription service. 56. Often it will start by having you log-in to your subscription service that provides the wireless access. 57. On the other hand, Vidich said he thinks subscription services are unlikely to catch on as long as free, ad-supported radio is available. 58. Once the new subscription service is in place, Bertelsmann will drop its lawsuit against Napster. 59. Only now are the five major record labels close to rolling out their own online subscription services. 60. On Monday, Listen.com, a San Francisco-based startup, will begin a subscription service called Rhapsody. |