Don't really have ORIGINAL thoughts on the Fate of Napster, or on the evil
of what it may be replacing, but thought some folks on this list might
want to see others' thoughts: viz.,
Courtney Love's much-publicized speech draws on, and sometimes resembles,
an article Steve Albini published a couple years ago about How Major
Labels Actually Function. You can read the article in a couple places,
among them
www.atlantic-satellite.com/major_la.htm
The most articulate anti-Napster positions I've seen are Jenny Toomey's;
you can read her anxious, balanced essay on the subject at:
http://www.insound.com/_insound.cfm?path=search%2Ecfm%3Fsearchby%3Dmeta%26query%3DToomey&CFID=2022010&CFTOKEN=46024271
Follow the links backward for more about digital indie music.
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