I personally think MP3's are the coolest thing going. I have pretty
compulsive music interests, so its great to be able to find stuff by most
artists for free. I download a lot of stuff that I'd never just go out and
buy.
To me, its no real difference than dubbing an album on cassette or burning a
CD copy of a commercially bought CD. Its just that its a little easier. and
the sound quality is better. I check out a lot of music from the library, is
that cutting into the artist's rights, since I will listen to a library CD
about as much as I do the average MP3 I download? Both involve one copy
being bought and then shared among a large pool of people.
And I just can't get too excited about defending the profit channels of huge
record companies. If CD's weren't so expensive I might feel differently. A
quip from Jon Stewart on the Daily Show about Metallica's lawsuit against
Napster sums it up for me. "It's the latest move in Metallica's campaign
against youth culture and fun."
Alex
>From: Patricia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ron
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>Subject: FLUXLIST: Napster/ArtsJournalArticle/ArtistsRights
>Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 07:52:50 -0700
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm interested in thoughts out there about Napster. I downloaded
>it just to check it out yesterday, the download actually asked me
>if I wanted to upload all of the MP3 files on my hard drive!!
>
>While I don't like paying high cd prices, what appears to be a
>tempting free buffet at Napster, seems to me to be a HUGE ripoff
>of artists' rights. I would be outraged at others taking my work
>without my permission and sharing it. Let alone the loss of
>income.
>
>I'm interested in opinions on this.
>
>Best,
>PK
>
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