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AOL pulls MP3 service, finds messaging Napsterized
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Shockwaves from the controversy surrounding Napster and the music industry make their way to America Online, as the Internet giant decides to pull a search engine that ferrets out MP3s on the Web. Yet even while AOL works to ensure its subscribers aren't pirating copyrighted music online, new software taps the company's instant messaging technology to swap files.
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AOL pulls MP3 search engine The online giant says it has scrapped a search engine that finds links 
to downloadable music files, many of which are pirated copies of songs.
AOL Instant Messenger gets Napsterized
Scour draws big-name lawyers to copyright suit
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