We all know Napster is not attempting to maintain the free for all ethos of
the Internet, it's a company out to make money.
BUT...The power to digitise everything from books to Hollywood films could
lead to all of these being freely exchangable on the web just as share
prices and news are now. This could happen unless film and music makers get
a grip on what is happening and cooperate to produce a solution recognising
the deflationary forces of the web.
That means making recording available on the web at prices reflecting the
fact distribution is free and that it costs no more to make a million copies
than it does to make one.
Consumers should pay something to reflect the intellectual property rights
of what they are buying - especially if quality is guaranteed - but they
will no longer be duped into paying Monopoly prices.
Paraphrased for Thre Guardian
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