From my "There's safety in numbers" file... May 16, 2000 12:18 PM PT Metallica will not sue the Napster users who say they were mistakenly banned from the music download site, the rock band's lawyer Howard King said Tuesday. "It's simply unrealistic to sue 30,000 people -- it's economically ridiculous, " King said. "That doesn't mean you didn't commit a crime if you don't get sued. ... Maybe one or two or three of these 30,000 people were erroneously named. Most of these people were lying, probably all of them." Full story to follow. -- Marilynn Wheeler, ZDNet News IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are not using HushMail, this message could have been read easily by the many people who have access to your open personal email messages. Get your FREE, totally secure email address at http://www.hushmail.com.
