WebMoney and Napster cooperate to provide electronic money payment
Enabling users to purchase cards for the fixed rate all-you-can-listen-to
service via WebMoney payment

− Launching on an exclusive web page from Monday, May 7, 2007 −
 
Tokyo-May 7, 2007---WebMoney Corporation (CEO/President Tatsuya Mizoguchi; headquarters at Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), Japan’s leading issuer of electronic money for the Internet WebMoney, and Napster Japan (CEO/President Akihiro Shoji; headquarters at Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), provider of fixed-rate online music distribution service Napster, have decided to cooperate on a payment solution for the Napster fixed-rate all-you-can-listen-to subscription service. WebMoney and Napster will sell cards which can be use for two all-you-can-listen-to options (described below) via an exclusive web page on WebMoney website from May 7, 2007.

It is first time for Napster to adopt electronic money solution for it’s fixed-rate all-you-can-listen-to subscription service. To commemorate the launch, a start-up campaign is being conducted for card purchasers and WebMoney plan to accelerate the business through the campaign..
 
About sales of download cards to use the fixed-rate all-you-can-listen-to service
  Services on sale
  Napster Basic 1 month
           Price: 1,280 yen (tax included)
* Napster Basic : 1,280 yen per month provides access to a music service offering over 3 million songs and is an all-you-can-listen-to service for PC use.
  Napster To Go 1 month
           Price: 1,980 yen (tax included)
* Napster To Go : 1,980 yen per month, in addition to the functionality offered in the Basic service above, enables transfer of tracks to mobile phones and is a service facilitating portable listening. In line with the release of NTT DoCoMo’s 904i series, this option also includes the “Uta Hodai” service enabling direct music downloads to compatible mobile phones.
  Launch date
    Monday, May 7, 2007
  Special site
    WebMoney@Direct “Napster Special Corner”
    http://direct.webmoney.ne.jp/napstersales/
  Sales method
    Online sales method: Provide codes on the purchaser’s monitor which enable to utilize services
 
About the Start-Up Campaign
  Campaign period
    Monday, May 7 to Thursday, May 31, 2007
  Prizewinners
    To be selected by lottery from amongst purchasers of Napster Basic 1 month and Napster To Go 1 month via the Napster Special Corner on WebMoney@Direct
  Prizes
    ・“Nap-kun” stuffed characters (two types) [5 prizewinners]
・Napster original mobile phone strap for [100 prizewinners]
・Napster Card (two types) [5 prizewinners]
 
――――― About Napster Japan ―――――
Napster Japan was established in October 2005 through a three-way joint investment by Tower Records Japan Inc, Napster US and Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd. The company launched its Napster music distribution business from October 2006 focused on fixed-rate all-you-can-listen-to subscription service?the first all-genre music distribution service in Japan. Napster Japan then launched its Chyaku Uta® “Napster ♪ Tower record format” and Chyaku Uta Furu® “Napster ♪ Tower record format full” services with NTT DoCoMo in November 2006 and au respectively in January 2007. In line with the release of NTT DoCoMo’s 904i series for 2007, Napster Japan expanded the functionality of its Napster To Go service, providing Uta Hodai to enable direct downloads of music to compatible mobile phones.
※1 Chyaku Uta® and Chyaku Uta Furu® are registered trademarks of Sony Entertainment, Inc.
 
――――― About WebMoney, the Internet electronic money ―――――
WebMoney, the Internet electronic money issued by WebMoney Corporation, is a prepaid electronic payment service. Users can make online payments simply and safely by entering the 16-character private code appearing on WebMoney in the payment screen.

In addition to being able to make purchases at approximately 42,000 outlets including major convenience stores throughout Japan, users can also use online sales services.
Supported by this safety and convenience, WebMoney Corporation is pleased to offer WebMoney enabling customers to use electronic money on a large number of Internet sites including online game sites, major music download sites, and billing for various types of content.
 
* For further details, please refer to the WebMoney homepage: http://www.webmoney.jp/
 

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