Eric Murray wrote:
> I agree with you, Napster is going to try to switch their
> user base to a for-pay model.
it's not like this had not happened before - there was this swiss site
that (non-commercially) provided lyrics to songs. they got sued by the
record industry (I don't recall whether the
Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> A very good analysis.
>
> And on a different tack, I expect/predict that Napster will reinvent
> itself as a distributor of material with the permission of the record
> companies and will then aggressively go after Gnutella, Freenet, and
> Mojo types of s
> And on a different tack, I expect/predict that Napster will reinvent
> itself as a distributor of material with the permission of the record
> companies and will then aggressively go after Gnutella, Freenet, and
> Mojo types of sites. "Those who live by the sword..."
They already have: http
On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 01:47:35PM -0400, Tim May wrote:
>
> Digression on "rent-seeking behavior." In an effort to stave off
> corporate extinction, the loss of all of their IPO dreams, and the
> laying-off of their employees, Napster will probably "cut a deal"
> with the RIAA.
They're alrea
A very good analysis.
And on a different tack, I expect/predict that Napster will reinvent
itself as a distributor of material with the permission of the record
companies and will then aggressively go after Gnutella, Freenet, and
Mojo types of sites. "Those who live by the sword..."
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