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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9765)	3/20/2000 4:22:00 PM
From: Starlight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

FWIW - Napster caused my computer to lock up on several occasions. I finally gave up and removed it from my hard drive. There seem to be "bugs" in that software.

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9765)	3/20/2000 5:03:00 PM
From: Binx Bolling	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Rocky, I was hoping someone would pick up on that! Yes, the genie is out of the bottle. When will the record publishers give us an easy solution that closes Pandoras Box and wipes away the guilt? Binx

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9765)	3/20/2000 5:23:00 PM
From: Tumbleweed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Rocky:re the MP3 and Napster and the article you published. There are two aspects, 1) The ethics 2) Whats actually happening Whilst I may or may not condone (1) the fact is that MP3 and related aspects (Napster, Gnutella etc) are going to irreparably damage and forever change the music industry. Not neccessarily to the detriment of the artists, but definitely to the detriment of the big record labels. A change that might not have occurred had the industry not charged $15 for a piece of plastic that probably costs 10c to produce and that the music artist gets only $1 or less for. End of the day I dont know how this is going to pan out, but I suspect that if CD's were say $2 or $3 people would still buy them. If they think they are being ripped off however, then people are going to say 'screw you buddy, I'll take it for free'. Whether or not that is ethically correct doesnt matter because its happening and its going to get bigger. And incidentally there is nothing the industry can do about it. Whatever protection schemes they come up with, the hackers will always be one step ahead. Why do you think our share price is so high? Be clear, I'm neither condoning nor denigrating, just pointing out whats going to happen. Joe

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9765)	3/27/2000 2:39:00 PM
From: Binx Bolling	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

OT ..... "Then I came across the first piece I wrote that detailed the enormous challenge facing copyright law as digital media gained commercial ascendancy. The year was 1990. But only now is the battle fully engaged between copyright holders and citizens who demand their legal right to copy." nytimes.com