Comment Re:What the Almighty Metallica said... (Score 1) 772
Good day to be alive sir! :)
Speaking also as a diehard Metallica fan (I've just about forgiven them for the black album, lpopman: hangs his head in shame and sighs)
I must say that I'm all for an artist defending their rights. At the end of the day, Napster should have enforced its AUP just like Geocities, Xoom and all the other PUBLICALLY available network providers (Napster surely falls into that category). Gnutella on the other hand ... :)
I just think that they were just trying to get Napster to enforce it's policies. They were a bit heavy handed though.
IMHO Lars was not the best spokesman as he has been quite public about the fact that he traded tapes and how the music he traded was a heavy influence on their music. Isn't this what MP3 is supposed to be about, the freedom of music?
Speaking also as a diehard Metallica fan (I've just about forgiven them for the black album, lpopman: hangs his head in shame and sighs)
I must say that I'm all for an artist defending their rights. At the end of the day, Napster should have enforced its AUP just like Geocities, Xoom and all the other PUBLICALLY available network providers (Napster surely falls into that category). Gnutella on the other hand
I just think that they were just trying to get Napster to enforce it's policies. They were a bit heavy handed though.
IMHO Lars was not the best spokesman as he has been quite public about the fact that he traded tapes and how the music he traded was a heavy influence on their music. Isn't this what MP3 is supposed to be about, the freedom of music?
