Google Buying Napster Rumor Shot Down

Lots of people have been downloading the chatter about Google possibly buying the Napster music service, but Google said it's not happening. Having just launched its suggested Google had something to hide. His post came out about a day before followed up his earlier post on the story with an update from the U.K.'s Times Online. Google told that publication the Napster rumors were just talk: "No, we have no plans at this time to develop a music store, or to compete with existing online and offline music retailers." It added: "Most of the details included on 'music results' pages are links to third-party information and sites. We actually think this feature will help drive traffic for those retailers and music-related sites. "And, because we include relevant AdWords ads on the 'music results' page, this new feature may also increase advertising opportunities for music and entertainment industry advertisers." document.write("Email Murdok here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.