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Napster News - 2001.3.11
As you probably know by now, the federal district court has issued a pre-trial injunction ordering Napster to block the sharing of specific music files at the request of copyright holders (in most cases, record companies or music publishers). We understand that this injunction has created some confusion, and we'd like to explain what's going on as best we can. |
First, Napster is and will continue to be up and running. The
injunction doesn't shut Napster down; instead, it requires us to
work with the recording industry to block the sharing of specific,
copyrighted works after we receive notice that those works are
available through Napster. And remember - this is just a preliminary
injunction. There will still be a trial, and our appeals are
pending. It's not over by a long shot.
We're complying with the injunction even as we pursue our case in
court. At the same time, we're trying to reach a business settlement
with Vivendi/Universal, AOL/TimeWarner, Sony, EMI, and the music
publishers. We've already received some removal notices, and we
expect the record and music publishing companies to send many more.
However, you'll still be able to share music that those companies
haven't blocked. We're doing everything we can to preserve the
Napster Community and the file-sharing experience.
Second, we want to thank you again for your tremendous support. Even
as we comply with the injunction, we find it hard to understand why
the recording industry continues this attack on their best customers
- the people who use Napster. Check out the top-selling CDs this
week: the number one album on the Billboard chart is Everyday by the
Dave Matthews Band. Three weeks before the album's release, its
debut single, "I Did It," was featured on Napster at the band's
request. In the number two spot is Shaggy, who saw his sales climb
because a DJ in Hawaii discovered "It Wasn't Me" using Napster. No
wonder we believe Napster helps record sales.
As you know, millions of people sample new music using Napster, then
go out and buy that music. In addition, millions of people discover
new artists through Napster. People who use Napster buy more than
three times as much music on average as non-Napster users. Members
of the Napster Community are music's most passionate fans. We're
going to keep fighting for your right to share files.
Finally, we've never needed your help more than we do right now.
Napster can achieve nothing without the support and voices of our
70 million users. Please continue to use Napster, and continue to
make your voice heard in school, at work, in your community, and
especially on Capitol Hill.
Nice press release... ofcourse they ask for the support of the users, because I think they need them for a final pay-version of Napster. If everyone stops using napster and find another program (like KaZaA) then napster's pay version has little impact I guess.
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