Anonymous

USA

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Contrary to your subtitle, I don't really believe that Napster was actually trying to side with Apple in this particular instance. Right now, it is in Napster's best interest that there not be legislation mandating one file format/DRM. Why? If there was to be standardization, which format would most likely be chosen? In this case, legislators would choose to standardize on the format that has the majority of marketshare, and that would be Apple's FairPlay DRM and music encoded in AAC neither of which Napster uses. Napster has already put a huge investment in backing their Windows Media-based encryption and music format. What happens when Congress declares Apple the winner of the format wars and everyone except Apple has to switch over? Yeah, it would be ugly.