Rhapsody 
is invading Europe.
The music-streaming service has acquired Napster Intl., which will notably expand the company’s footprint in Germany and the U.K — both important beachheads as the company joins the larger fight for international auds.
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Spotify hits the quarter-million mark
Less than three 
months after formally bursting onto the scene in the United States, streaming music service Spotify has established an impressive foothold.
Reuters reports the company has signed up more than 250,000 paying customers here since its launch. The company revealed last month that its worldwide paying customer base has topped 2 million.
Rhapsody buys Napster
The long-awaited consolidation in the music streaming space is underway.
Rhapsody has acquired Napster from electronics giant Best Buy for an undisclosed price. The deal will combine two of the largest streaming services in the U.S. and could roughly double the number of Rhapsody subscribers.
Wal-Mart brings Vudu to iPad, closes MP3 store
The king of retail is 
launching a new digital service just as it throws in the towel on another.
Wal-Mart has brought its Vudu movie streaming service to the iPad in a move to expand its distribution. But as it dives deeper into video, the company has announce plans to shut down its MP3 download service by the end of the month.
Spotify subs top 1.4 million in a month
Spotfiy rode into the 
U.S. market on a high wave of anticipation and hype – and it looks like that pre-publicity has really worked well for it.
The cloud-based music streaming service has captured 1.4 million users in its first month – with 175,000 of those subscribers selecting the pay option.
Spotify is headed to the U.S. – finally
Spotify, the music streaming service 
that is the toast of Europe, is finally on the way to the U.S.
The company launched a landing page today for Americans to sign up for an invite to the service, though stopped short of providing launch details. That’s not likely to discourage fan, though, who have been patiently waiting for it to clear deals with recording companies and get clearance to launch here.
Tennessee passes strict Web entertainment theft bill
If you live in Tennessee and a buddy 
offers to loan you his or her login to Netflix, it might be wise to politely decline.
A new law in the state, signed into legislation yesterday, makes it a crime to use another person’s log-in to stream video or music – even if that person has given you permission to do so.
Chris Morris: Journalist 