Word: napstering
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...most surrounded musicians at the party appeared to be Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who with his anti-Napster campaign has become almost as controversial as Eminem. He chatted easily and confidently, one of the few rockers equally at ease on C-Span...
...Which doesn't mean this convergence won't happen. Once the judge successfully reissues her injunction (the appeals court sent it back for retooling), it should be only a matter of time before Napster goes online with a subscription model, even if only armed with BMG's considerable stable of artists...
...Napster and its glimpse at the file-sharing future have changed the music business, if only by showing it what changes are coming. But having seemingly failed to beat the Big Five, Napster now has to wonder what future lies in joining them. Mp3.com bought legitimacy from the Big Five and tried to become its own mini-label, never to be heard from again. Now, as Napster tries to put its bad-boy days behind it, the line on the other side of the law is forming: Gnutella, Aimster, Napigator, BearShare and any number of others. Like they say about...
...Each is more or less what Napster was to Mp3.com; each fills the same basic demand - free, virtual music - yet each adds some additional legal twist that makes it even harder for the Big Five's copyright lawyers to lay their hands on them. Pending the judge's rejiggering of her injunction order, the suits appear to have caught up to Napster; how will they catch up to Gnutella? And what happens when somebody transplants their server farm to Antigua...
...This time, as then, some sort of capitulation is inevitable. But while Napster is right about public opinion being on its side - there are a lot of folks out there who say they'd be quite willing to pay for the unparalleled selection and convenience Napster offers, even if they're lying - Big Music is not an elected official. And as long as their lawyers keep winning, they're still on the high side of the negotiating table...