The music industry is complaining because sales are down. Whose fault is that? They release so much "music" that is just garbage and then wonder why it doesn't sell.
Napster helps sell music to people who really like music. I go to napster to find out if I like something. If I like it I buy it. Everything down loaded from napster sounds like crap but it at least gives you an idea what you're getting yourself into. At the current cost of CDs who wants to take a chance anymore. The days of buying an album for $5.00 because you like the cover are past. The record companies are tightening the noose. They think the noose is around the neck of napster but that's really their own neck. I should feel sorry for the purveyors of Kid Rock and his ilk? I don't think so.
Napster helps sell music to people who really like music. I go to napster to find out if I like something. If I like it I buy it. Everything down loaded from napster sounds like crap but it at least gives you an idea what you're getting yourself into. At the current cost of CDs who wants to take a chance anymore. The days of buying an album for $5.00 because you like the cover are past. The record companies are tightening the noose. They think the noose is around the neck of napster but that's really their own neck. I should feel sorry for the purveyors of Kid Rock and his ilk? I don't think so.