quotes about Napster
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Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright.
-- Dan Farmer -
The business model of Linux distribution is broken; it's like the business model of the dotcoms. Running your company on Linux is like running your company on Napster.
-- Darl McBride -
I challenge record companies to show me evidence of a single penny they've lost due to Napster.
-- Dave RowntreeSource : "Reanimator". Interviewed with Hamish Mackintosh, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2001.
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Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.
-- David Boies -
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When you think of Napster, you think of music. But the first thing that struck me was that this was an important case not only for the music industry but for the whole Internet.
-- David Boies -
Napster is essentially using the music to make money for themselves and that's the part that's both morally and legally wrong. That I think is more relevant than whether or not I'm losing money.
-- Hilary Rosen -
I've never supported this concept of going after Napster. I think the rock bands who fought this were wrong.
-- Michael Moore -
This kid came up with Napster, and before that, none of us thought of content protection.
-- Morgan Freeman -
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Ever since Napster I've dreamt of building a product similar to Spotify.
-- Sean Parker -
Napster works because people who love music share and participate.
-- Shawn FanningSource : "Federal Court Tells Napster to Stop Trading Copyrighted Material". "CNN Today", www.cnn.com. February 12, 2001.
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Back before Napster and Spotify, we toured to promote record sales. Now we make records to promote tour dates.
-- James McMurtry -
I hate to say Napster kind of killed our business, but what can I tell ya?
-- Frank StalloneSource : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
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