The Standard: Artists Take Sides in Napster Debate

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 29, 2000

“Some antiestablishment acts are aligning with conservative
record labels, but a few bands are waving the Napster
banner.”

“Three weeks ago, the rock band Metallica filed suit against
Napster. Gangsta rapper Dr. Dre was next, stating in an April 26
press release, “I don’t like people stealing my music.”

“The lawsuits filed by the artists are based on the concern that
getting music for free on Napster would kill sales. But all bands
don’t agree. In the past two weeks, the Offspring and Limp Bizkit
have both come out publicly in support of Napster.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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