Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: Napster meeting today
Author: Nick Sweeney Posted: 6/20/2000; 8:35:14 AM Topic: Napster meeting today Msg #: 17938 (In response to 17933) Prev/Next: 17937 / 17939
Andrew Sullivan's article in the NY Times summed it up well: the reason why Napster hasn't gone nova as a business is that it's much less exploitative than the record company machine.In fact, Napster has much more in common with the actual artists, who, like Courtney Love said, aren't in it for the money (good job, since they're not getting much of it in any case) but for the pure play: the joy and graft of sharing. The question worth asking is possibly: how can Napster avoid becoming the scapegoat for a movement that the industry can't stop?
Btw, http://www.angrycoffee.com has a web-based Napster search tied to independent artists.
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