Napster finance details still not released
Kayla Webley
2005-07-20
The Daily
Napster and Dell have until the end of the business day today to decide whether or not to release the contractual information in the agreement between the companies and the UW.
Financial details of the agreement remain unknown until the contract is released. Dell has agreed to release the information and Napster has yet to respond.
If Napster approves the release of the information or fails to respond by today, the UW will release the information Thursday, said Norm Arkans, UW executive director of media relations and communications.
The agreement makes the UW the first university to offer a free music downloading service in coordination with a hardware provider.
Because the UW is a publicly funded institution, Washington’s open records laws state the contract must be released. However, both Dell and Napster can challenge the release in court if either company can show a substantial reason.
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