Napster Drops Barry

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SAN FRANCISCO — Napster Inc., is replacing its leader, Hank Barry, with a German media executive who will try to steer the company out of its renegade past into a legitimate subscription service that requires fans to pay for online music.

Mr. Barry, a lawyer who came to Napster from the venture capital firm Hummer Winblad and has served as interim chief executive since May 2000, will remain with the company in a reduced role, serving on Napster’s board of directors.



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