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"New revelations shed some light on Bertelsmann's long-term plans for Napster after an unidentified Bertelsmann executive was quoted in The Financial Times as saying, "Under the best-case scenario, Napster will be a publicly quoted company." That likely serves as insult to injury for record labels still scrapping in an appeals court to bring about the ultimate demise of Napster. While Bertelsmann once joined rivals EMI, Universal, Sony, and Warner Music as a collective voice of opposition to Napster, the remaining plaintiffs have been caught flatfooted by Bertelsmann's dramatic about-face."

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