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as factor in Napster’s growth, 152

fall in sales by, 310

Napster New Artist Program and, 148

online music services, 310

organized crime and, 149–50

stars’ discontent with, 167–68

suit against MP3.com by, 278–79

view of Napster by, 160–61

See also digital music; Recording Industry Association of America; specific companies

Recording Artists Coalition, 167–68

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 67, 74, 160

Napster injunction stay and, 248–49, 268

Napster negotiations and, 122, 123, 160, 161–64, 286

Nullsoft and, 32

on piracy and declining sales, 310

rock bands against Napster and, 140–41

suit against MP3.com, 67, 279, 316

suit against Napster, 124–26, 164, 226–46

Red Herring (magazine), 114, 188–89

John Fanning cover story, 321

Redpoint Ventures, 188, 208

ReplayTV, 104

RIAA. See Recording Industry Association of America

Richardson, Eileen, 3

background of, 8, 87–93

Business Week Napster cover story and, 316–17

John Fanning and, 94, 126, 191–92, 194–95, 292, 317

Metallica suit and, 141

at Napster, 98–100, 109, 159

as Napster interim CEO, 8–9, 87–93

Napster internal conflicts and, 126–27

Napster merchandising and, 138, 140

Napster venture funding and, 190, 191–96, 204–11

New Artist Program and, 147–48, 317

post-Napster activities of, 316–18

public relations strategy of, 121–22, 147–48

resignation from Napster by, 215

on RIAA negotiation, 160, 163, 195

RIAA suit deposition of, 226–28

server linking and, 178

RICO Act, 141

Rio, 67, 242, 316

Ritter, Donald, 21

Ritter, Jordan (“Nocarrier”), 3, 55

background of, 7–8, 21–23

on Barry, 254

California move by, 7–8, 105–6

Evans and, 76–77

on Shawn Fanning, 252

iMesh hacking by, 176

Kan and, 185

Napster chat room and, 127–29, 130–31

Napster development and, 36, 37–39, 142

on Napster internal conflicts, 126

Napster position of, 253–55, 258–59

Napster programming and, 7–8, 37–39, 228, 239

post-Napster activities of, 318

resignation from Napster by, 258–60

“Save Napster” hackers and, 144

server linking and, 178–79

user count and, 101

Wired Rave Awards and, 257–58

Rival Networks Inc., 220

Rivlin, Gary, 111

Robertson, Michael, 33, 220, 279, 280

Robertson, Thomas Dolby, 34

Robey, Josef, 256, 257

“Rock Your Baby” (record), 149

Rogers, Ian, 165, 166, 174–75, 255

Rolling Stone (publication), 150, 166

Rosen, Hilary, 163–64, 237–38, 245, 252, 273

on appeals court decision, 272

Hatch and, 280

Hummer Winblad suit threat by, 293

Rosenberg, Andrew, 304

Round1 Inc., 259–60, 318

Roxio Inc., 305–7, 323

RSI security firm, 36

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Sacks, Jonathan, 237–38

St. Thomas Aquinas College, 90

Samit, Jay, 158–59, 160, 161, 164, 284

Sandell, Scott, 90

San Jose Mercury News (newspaper), 258

Savenapster.com, 134, 142–44

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