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German media giant wants Napster

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BERLIN - German media giant Bertelsmann wants to take over Napster, the pioneering online music service. <br> <br> That word from Bertelsmann&#39;s chief executive in a German newspaper interview published today. <br> <br> Thomas Middlehoff is quoted as saying an offer has been made to the original Napster shareholders. <br> <br> Bertelsmann was among music companies filing lawsuits against Napster over copyright. It later got together with the Redwood City, California-based company on a venture to distribute music legally over the Internet. <br> <br> Bertelsmann has extended about $85 million in loans to Napster. <br> <br> Napster was the world&#39;s most popular song-sharing service until it was shut down by court order last summer. <br> <br> It plans to relaunch as a subscription service once it reaches a settlement with the music companies, including Universal, Sony and Warner.
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