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Feelings on Napster?

Hi, Since this is in part a forum about music, I'll put this statement and question on the table. In the past few months, I've begun to use Napster online. I'll look through the forum for reccomendations on good albums and tracks, then I'll download it on Napster, take a listen and, if I like it, purchase the album. My opinion is that Napster is really opening up accessibility to music for alot of people, allowing them to try new things that before they wouldn't have access to or simply wouldn't be prepared to invest in. It's helped expand my own horizons I know and I think it's good for music overall. Any opinions?
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grumpybbc3b3
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Carl_eber- Right On!!!
grumpybbc3b3
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Nobody ever bitches about people trading tapes. This is the same as tape trading or loaning your cd's to your buddies, but done over the internet. I have bought more cd's this year than any other year because of Napster. I hear something I like and I go buy it. Out of the 3000 cd's I own I have definitely bought more than a few lemons. Now with Napster I can see what it's like before I spend my money on cd rack filler. Maybe I should write Napster and tell them to charge the record companies for the "advertising" that they provide. These big companies always cry foul and bitch about new technology until it helps them turn a profit. If they had their way we wouldn't own VCR's, cassette decks, minidiscs, DAT's, etc. It sure is funny how the movie industry cried like little babies until they started selling more tapes than they ever imagined, then they quit their crying. This is only my opinion, but give it some honest thought.
grumpybbc3b3
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Do you not watch the news? Napster was allowed to stay up and running on appeal as of late Friday afternoon. It wiil probably be in service until at least September when it goes to court again.
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