As Chevelle Wiseman, 16, of Palo Alto, Calif., listens to a song she downloaded from Napster, the company is struggling to put a lid on the practice. A federal appeals court has ordered the song-swapping service to stop letting copyrighted material be downloaded from its Web site. But even as the firm tries to comply, music fans are circumventing its efforts. See story.
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Hotels set occupancy record for January
Hawai'i hotels saw another record-breaking month in January, easing concerns that a jittery Mainland economy will soon be sending a tourism slowdown Hawai'i's way.
Posted at 10:20 a.m., March 6, 2001 Two algae product companies settle legal dispute Two Kona-based companies competing to produce algae-based products, Cyanotech Corp. and Aquasearch Inc., today announced that they have settled their intellectual property litigation without admission of liability by either party.
Copyrighted songs still on Napster
Napster Inc.'s new screening technology failed to weed out even the most popular songs yesterday, and music fans seeking free tunes flocked to a growing number of Napster clones.
Passengers who relinquish seats get better deals
Airlines often pay people who give up their seats on overbooked flights better than passengers who are involuntarily bumped, a federal audit on airline service found.
Amazon stocks soars on news of Wal-Mart alliance
Shares of Amazon.com soared more than 26 percent yesterday after a published report said the online retailer was forming a strategic alliance with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Hotmail gets heat over divulging users' data
Hotmail is divulging subscribers' e-mail addresses to a public Internet directory site that combines the information with telephone numbers and home addresses.
Legend Airlines gives up license
Legend Airlines Inc. surrendered its license and expects remaining assets to be liquidated, signaling the end for the start-up carrier that offered all-first class service.
Insurers facing $1 billion in quake claims
Insurers are facing claims of up to $1 billion from the earthquake that struck the Pacific Northwest last week, according to an insurance industry trade group.
Report suggests economic recovery may be in sight
A measure of U.S. business other than manufacturing rose in February for the first time in three months in what some economists say may be the first glimmer of a recovery.
Business briefs
Barnwell board raises dividend; E-commerce to be discussed.
GM, Fiat unlikely to keep all Daewoo plants
General Motors Corp. and Fiat SpA, now sifting through the accounts of bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co., will probably buy only one or two Korean plants and its domestic dealership.
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