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To: greenspirit who wrote (18935)	5/16/2000 12:54:00 AM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

For me personally, I just downloaded 5 Jim Croce songs. My first Napster download was the Drifters, "Under the Boardwalk" ..... then Richie Havens....Freedom I need a faster computer.....

To: greenspirit who wrote (18935)	5/16/2000 1:10:00 AM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Michael, You have a good point. I was just thinking about the "dippy" group that has tried to sue Napster, and don't know how the case turned out, if it has been tried. I am also wary about people like the post office, etc. that want to tax e-mail to try and replete some of their losses. They should realize that they were bound to lose business because of their own inefficiency, and the, quite often, nasty attitude of their "civil servants". They are willing to place blame on any thing or any body for their own failings. ~;=;o --haqi

To: greenspirit who wrote (18935)	5/30/2000 2:46:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 769670

Napster Michael, this is different than making a copy for your personal enjoyment of something you already own. How should we view this taking of copyrighted material? Could I scan the New York Times onto a server and allow others to read and down-load at will, while I sold ad space on the site? I find it interesting that have-not musicians want this to be a success to further their careers, but already successful groups are not so happy. Have we heard the record industry weigh in on this yet? Maybe the confiscation laws (probably unconstitutional) enacted since the drug wars have added to the public confusion over property rights. I might be naive, but I find Napster innovative, but repugnant.