MP3.com made mechanical copies without permission. Pretty black & white. Vivendi Universal acquired the company for $372 million in 2002 mostly because they wer

MP3.com made mechanical copies without permission. Pretty black & white. Vivendi Universal acquired the company for $372 million in 2002 mostly because they were interested in moving forward with digital distribution. The MP3.com engineering team then went on to build PressPlay with Sony and Universal, which was later sold to Roxio and renamed Napster. I'd be happy to answer any questions about MP3.com.