Submitted by: Mr. X
Source: http://www.cnet.com
Rap artist Dr. Dre today gave the company a list of 239,612 usernames of people he says have illegally made his songs available online. He wants those usernames banned from the Napster service--or at least blocked from trading his songs online. Like hard rock band Metallica before him, Dr. Dre is suing Napster for contributing to what the artists say has been widespread online pirating of their works. Metallica was the first to put public pressure on the company by targeting more than 317,000 actual individuals using the service to trade that band's songs. That effort has led to tension between Napster and some of its software users, as well as between Metallica and some of its fans. Napster barred hundreds of thousands of people from its service last week, but many have found ways to avoid the company's roadblocks |
