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beeswing
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Napster: Thieves or Coolness?
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Sep 6 16:09 UTC 2000 |
I have discovered Napster.
Part of me feels it is stealing.
Part of me feels it is great that I can now I have songs when I'd have to
buy a CD full of songs I hate for the sake of one song. That I can have
all the 80s flashbacks I can stand, FREE!
Part of me wants a CD burner now REAL badly.
Part of me is very frustrated when I know phrases of songs, but not
artist or title so I can't find it on Napster.
Discuss.
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willard
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response 1 of 206:
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Sep 6 16:12 UTC 2000 |
Fuck the RIAA. Napster lives.
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edina
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response 2 of 206:
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Sep 6 16:14 UTC 2000 |
Bees - I am in the same boat you are - I partially feel it is stealing, but
also enjoy the convenience of it. Gary was able to make a Christmas cd of
all Irish songs he grew up on for free - he is a happy man.
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rcurl
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response 3 of 206:
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Sep 6 16:20 UTC 2000 |
It is stealing.
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willard
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response 4 of 206:
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Sep 6 16:24 UTC 2000 |
So what?
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tpryan
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response 5 of 206:
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Sep 6 16:28 UTC 2000 |
If I allready own the song on an LP, then download it via
Napster, am I stealing, or just shortcutting the route of LP to
audio in, to digital format?
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ashke
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response 6 of 206:
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Sep 6 17:30 UTC 2000 |
Uhh...I am the person Lars Ulrich would love to kill. Not that I downloaded
any Metalica (meanies) but I have been...bad there. Plus I havea CD burner.
My roommate and I have turned all our CD's into MP3's and have been looking
for our vynal and tape stuff there to have.
The day Napster was supposed to shut down, I like many others connected to
get our last minute songs. Oh my. I did 440 in 8 hours. Still done more
since. They're all cool and obscure stuff I love.
Long Live Free Music!
(hey bees, if you ahve a song question, ask me. I might know it, or at least
know someone who does!!)
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krj
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response 7 of 206:
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Sep 6 17:48 UTC 2000 |
(I don't want to dampen this discussion. There's an enormous mp3/Napster
item in the music conference, item #240 ( item:music,240 )
which one might read if one has a lot of time. I won't link this one
to music until it has time to acquire its own Agoraflavor.)
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slynne
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response 8 of 206:
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Sep 6 18:35 UTC 2000 |
Are all of the songs on napster copyrighted or are some of them put
there by artists hoping someone will download them so they can get some
recognition? It is stealing if it has a copyright but I can see the
value of a service like napster for up and coming musicians.
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jerryr
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response 9 of 206:
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Sep 6 20:51 UTC 2000 |
as i understand it, napster doesn't warehouse any mp3's. they act as a
clearing house.
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