] "The record companies are history," says James Hetfield
] of Metallica, the band that stood up to file-swapping
] juggernaut Napster. "They won't be around much longer
] unless they get with it and morph into something new
] that's going to help get music directly to the masses.
] The Internet is about as direct as it gets. Putting a CD
] in a store is like putting a rotary-dial phone in front
] of a kid: 'What's that? There's no antenna.' Downloading
] is a sobering change."

So James, you and Lars FINALLY got cracked upside the head with the clue stick? Ironic - had you let Napster move to a subscription model, Kazza, Bearshare and other decentralized P2P networks wouldn't have blossomed and you COULD be getting revenue for your songs today.

Stupidity is painful, isn't it?

Laughing Boy

Piracy has its hooks in