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jpgordo
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posted January 31, 2001 04:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jpgordo   Click Here to Email jpgordo     Edit/Delete Message
I would pay $4.95 a month for Napster but only if it was a service exactly as it is now. If you can't have all-you-can-eat, it takes away a lot of the fun and limits your ability to get anything you want.

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Kiev
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posted January 31, 2001 02:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kiev     Edit/Delete Message
I've never been able to get their software to work on my mac anyway, but I still doubt I'd pay for it.

It seems like the fact that you can get so much stuff free on the internet has made people really cheap when it comes to spending money (at least it has for me).

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Poppinfresh
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posted January 31, 2001 02:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Poppinfresh   Click Here to Email Poppinfresh     Edit/Delete Message
You went to Macster? Napster for the mac totally sucks! PC is the only way to go! Better do it fast! Only 6 months to download every song ever recorded!

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LarsUlrich
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posted February 11, 2001 04:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LarsUlrich   Click Here to Email LarsUlrich     Edit/Delete Message
A ruling is coming down on Napster this week. It's not too late to fuck those guys over! Come on courts, do the right thing!

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fred
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posted February 11, 2001 11:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fred   Click Here to Email fred     Edit/Delete Message
People are going crazy on Napster this weekend fearing that it might be shut down tomorrow.

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EthanRubidoux
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posted February 12, 2001 09:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for EthanRubidoux   Click Here to Email EthanRubidoux     Edit/Delete Message
I don't see how the courts can rule in favor of Napster. Napster will most likely be shut down today, but then it will be back in subscription form this summer. Whether it can get back its momentum is another matter.

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posted February 12, 2001 11:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for email   Click Here to Email email     Edit/Delete Message
Napster was told to stop, but not yet. The lower court may take their time in revising the ruling...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010212/aponline133411_000.htm

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FLeeBailey
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posted February 12, 2001 05:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FLeeBailey   Click Here to Email FLeeBailey     Edit/Delete Message
Good. It was stealing. Plain and simple. They will be able to appeal as far as they want. U.S. Supreme Court if they can. I think their goal is to keep it going until they can get their pay service up and running.

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rooskyred
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posted February 14, 2001 05:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rooskyred   Click Here to Email rooskyred     Edit/Delete Message
So Napster is going to need to sign all the major music companies to a deal if they want to survive - but I don't think either side likes each other very much. The big music labels may just want to put them out of business and develop their own pay sites.

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HollywoodProducer
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posted February 15, 2001 04:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for HollywoodProducer   Click Here to Email HollywoodProducer     Edit/Delete Message
Wow, police raids?
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/02/15/belgium.napster.ap/index.html

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fred
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posted February 21, 2001 09:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for fred   Click Here to Email fred     Edit/Delete Message
If I'm the record companies, I take that $1 billion from Napster. They won't have any other way to get back some of the money lost (if any) and Napster and sites like it won't be going away no matter what the courts say. Take the money - do a deal - save Napster!

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HollywoodProducer
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posted February 21, 2001 11:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for HollywoodProducer   Click Here to Email HollywoodProducer     Edit/Delete Message
Universal Music Group has already turned down their offer. They say it is not adequate.

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fred
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posted February 22, 2001 12:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for fred   Click Here to Email fred     Edit/Delete Message
The beauty of Napster is that I already have burned on a CD tonight's performance of Stan by Eminem and Elton John at the Grammys. That's why Napster can't go away.

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Imax_max
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posted February 23, 2001 01:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Imax_max   Click Here to Email Imax_max     Edit/Delete Message
Poor music sales blamed on Napster

The music industry is saying part of the reason music sales are down is because of Napster, the online distribution service which offers downloads of songs for free. According to a report released by the Recording Industry Association of America, manufacturers shipped out nearly 40% fewer CD singles to retailers in 2000 due to poor sales. The RIAA blamed that downturn on a number of factors, including Napster, retail consolidation and the economic malaise brought on by the threat of recession.

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fred
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posted February 26, 2001 11:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for fred   Click Here to Email fred     Edit/Delete Message
Shawn Fanning's uncle has completely screwed up the business. Do you all realize that Shawn Fanning, the kid who invented this thing, has only a tiny minority stake in the company. The Uncle has had bad business dealings and refuses to step aside for a qualified CEO to run things. They may lose everything and not get one penny while others just take the technology and reap millions.

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