Copyright Infringement Was The Case That They Gave Me

alternateorg on April 20, 2000

I understand that the title of this article is a Snoop Dogg reference, and that this article is about Dr. Dre, but hey. It was the best I could come up with.

Following suit (pun intended) with Metallica, Dr. Dre is suing Napster, Inc. for more of this copyright infringement BS. I am truly getting sick and tired of musicians whining like babies and hiring lawyers any time that they aren’t making as much money as they think they should be. And the worst part about all these MP3 lawsuits is that none of the people suing understand the technology. The wording of these allegations is what’s going to get Napster off the hook in court, I think. Metallica and Dr. Dre keep using the phrase “encouraged users to trade songs and recordings without the band’s permission.” This is bogus. Napster is in no way, shape, or form encouraging a god damn thing. They simply make the software available. What people do with it is their own damn problem. After all, isn’t that what’s been getting Hotline off the hook all along?

Art is free.
Let me rephrase that.
Art for the purpose of expression should be free. Art for the purpose of making money should be illegal.

Except for website design, of course.

Just because you're paranoid…

alternateorg on April 17, 2000

WTF? Has Metallica finally turned into the pussies we knew they would become? A band that was sued in the 80’s over a teen suicide because of one of their emotional songs, Metallica is suing Napster because they “encouraged users of Napster software to trade copyrighted material without the bandÂ’s permission. ” Whatever. They’re bitching about their “art” being traded like a commodity rather than the “art that it is.” Maybe if they spent more time on their music and less time in the courthouse, they might make a decent record.