Regardless if you think using napster to aquire music is stealing, try-before buy, or whatever, IT DOESN'T MATTER! Wyclef/Rock said it best. The genie is out of the bottle and a critical mass of people are now using and familiar with mp3's. The record industry is simply going to have to adapt. Industries change .... no big deal. Larry Jaguar wrote: > I think the whole idea behind Napster was a "try before you buy" concept. If > you like songs from a CD...you should support the artist and buy the CD. > Jaguar. > > Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 =( > > > > > > > > The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com.
