The controversial file-swapping programme, Napster is trying to 'make up' with four major labels. Shawn Fanning, the founder of Napster explained to MTV that he wants the service to appeal to the other four major labels. In October they announced that they had made a pact with BMG Entertainment to create a new, subscription-fee-driven version of its service.

As previously reported by Music Goes On, a US court announced that Napster must prevent users from trading copyrighted music on Monday.

Shawn Fanning told MTV: "We feel really strongly there's a big win here, not only for the consumers, but for the record companies and artists. In the background, we're still trying to settle to keep the community alive."

Napster CEO Hank Barry is engaging in 'serious negotiations' with the major labels.

Manic Street Preacher, Nicky Wire has said, "Napster symbolizes how the culture of the music industry has become lazy. I think people have been fooled into thinking Napster is a charity and a wonderful organization who want to give people free music. And all they do is sell their shares in two years in two years for £100 million. They're just as evil as Coca Cola or Pepsi. It's easy for me to sit here and say yeah, we don't care ñ we're on our sixth album, we've made money. But if I was a young band thinking people were getting my music for free when I've been on the dole for years eating porridge...I'd just be completely pissed off."

Shawn Fanning says that Napster will maintain file-sharing. "If we were to change that, it wouldn't be Napster anymore, and it wouldn't be nearly as valuable to the user".