Re: Napster and the (yawn) law

Re: Napster and the (yawn) law

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Posted by mikebrisson on April 01, 2001 at 13:27:58:

In Reply to: Re: Napster and the (yawn) law posted by Mike on July 30, 2000 at 03:07:06:

: : Arguments against Napster were the similiar to those that held up the development of the VCR. Yet it appears to me that Hoolywood was near death before the VCR.

: The original Judge who gave the order to remove all
: of the RIAA major record companie's songs said that
: the Sony defence didn't apply because Napster is about
: distribution rather than making personal copies for a
: 'time displacement' effect.

: However you are right the VCR has massively increased
: the income of movie companies and the net will do the
: same for music, the question now is who will make the
: money - maybe not the same old monopolies?

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: : : Arguments against Napster were the similiar to those that held up the development of the VCR. Yet it appears to me that Hoolywood was near death before the VCR. : : The original Judge who gave the order to remove all : : of the RIAA major record companie's songs said that : : the Sony defence didn't apply because Napster is about : : distribution rather than making personal copies for a : : 'time displacement' effect. : : However you are right the VCR has massively increased : : the income of movie companies and the net will do the : : same for music, the question now is who will make the : : money - maybe not the same old monopolies?

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