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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the music-swapping service Napster must stop trading in copyrighted material and may be held liable for "vicarious copyright infringement."

Napster must prevent users from gaining access to copyrighted content through its lists of songs archived by the serviceĀ“s users, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. Napster officials have said such a ruling could force them to shut down the service.

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