RE: [rumori] more on metallica and napster (nrc)


Richard Rothar (rotharATmindspring.com)
Thu, 4 May 2000 18:32:14 -0400


Really Stupid Question: What the hell is this "list" Metallica has
anyway???

Screen names & IP addys of people using Napster who happened to have
Metallica mp3s on their machines?

Do Metallica have any way to prove that anyone actually downloaded ANY of
their songs via Napster?

> ->Stupid question: What the point of identifying individuals? Are
> they really
> ->forming a list of people's names as part of their suit?
>
> no, it's just a publicity stunt on metallica's part, and an attempt by
> napster to appease metallica. napster said it would block the people that
> metallica could prove were offering metallica tracks. that's all.

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