Napster Quotes
Napster Quote of the day
I think that the most beautiful thing lately hasn't been in hardware or software per se but collaboration - the idea behind Napster, which uses the distributed power of the Internet as its engine.
Back before Napster and Spotify, we toured to promote record sales. Now we make records to promote tour dates.
I challenge record companies to show me evidence of a single penny they've lost due to Napster.
When you think of Napster, you think of music. But the first thing that struck me was that this was an important case not only for the music industry but for the whole Internet.
Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.
Napster is essentially using the music to make money for themselves and that's the part that's both morally and legally wrong. That I think is more relevant than whether or not I'm losing money.
I've never supported this concept of going after Napster. I think the rock bands who fought this were wrong.
This kid came up with Napster, and before that, none of us thought of content protection.
The business model of Linux distribution is broken; it's like the business model of the dotcoms. Running your company on Linux is like running your company on Napster.
