Hmmm..the owners (bands in this case)usually see little if none of the
record sales revenue. Most musicians ONLY make money from the touring and
merchandise sales.
Anyways, they should sue the bootleggers, i.e., the people who download the
music. Napster is not selling any of the copyrighted material. They make
it easier. Why not sue Napster's ISP then? They helped Napster. And why
not sue Cisco? They helped the ISP help Napster. This is absurd.
Right or wrong, this technology is here. Suing Napster will only shut them
down, but it will not stop people trading mp3s or any other related
technology. The music industry doesn't want to update or change it's
current business model. That is what they need to do to stay competitive.
The current figures also demonstrate that CD sales have increased since
Napster has been around, so proving damages is really non-evidence and
rhetorical.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:25:24 -0400 (EDT)
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the people who hold the copyrights to those
songs. don't they deserve to have their material protected from being
stolen? that IS in effect what napster does. TAKE those songs and
distribute them for free. the owners of the copyright don't see a cent.
--
Mark
** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote:
> "Ronald J. Hall" wrote:
> >
> > Anthony wrote:
> > >
> > > The password that you chose when you registered on Napster/Gnapster.
> >
> > Argh. Did not know that you had to go to their website and register!
> >
> > ;-(
> >
> > What is it they say about a little knowledge being dangerous?
> >
> > Thank you, Anthony...
> >
> > --
> > /\
> > Dark><Lord
> > \/
> That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight...
> another victory for those poor people who have to spend their mornings
> deciding which Porche to drive to work today =(
>
>
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