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...ZAPPING NAPSTER...
...Napster, the music-sharing service on the Internet, has exposed me to new bands, many of which interested me enough to buy their CDs [BUSINESS, July 31]. I hope Metallica and rapster Dr. Dre [who are suing Napster] are happy; they both just lost this fan. I will never again purchase anything recorded by them. ANDREW WALLACE Carmel Valley, Calif...
...support the recording industry's fight to control the rights to its intellectual property by taking legal action against Napster. I absolutely disagree with those who say it is within their rights to "share" pirated music. The material that the recording organizations have copyrighted is their property, and no one else should be able to materially benefit from it for free. PATRICK A. DOWNES Boston...
...likely I've purchased fewer CDs as a result of using Napster. When I see Metallica and other bands speak proudly and boastfully of a lifestyle lived in gorgeous mansions, driving fast cars and steeped in drugs and alcohol, do I ever feel even a slight twinge of guilt for downloading music for free? No chance. RYAN M. TIERNEY Indianapolis...
...Sara was particularly good). In addition, the site held a "Land Your Band" contest in which groups were rated by iCAST users, with the highest-rated act (the rock group Laughing Colors, based in Annapolis, Md.) winning meetings with major-label executives. "I kind of laugh at all this Napster stuff," says Laughing Colors lead singer Dave Tieff. "At our stage, offering free tracks makes sense. We're trying to get noticed, and promotions like this are a tool." Tieff says sales of the group's independently released CDs (available via the band's website) have risen more than...