Is Napster illegal? Tough question… Actually, the issue really isn’t whether Napster is legal or not. The corporate suits and rich-bitch musicians would argue so, but it’s just a cover for their fears. They’re basically afraid of Napster because its done something that hasn’t happened in a while, but so desperately needed to happen. Napster has opened a door, a gigantic door, allowing the music industry to evolve drastically. Many people are insecure about this, but there’s really no way around change. It’s a natural phenomenon. Things need to change. Figure this, did you really expect musicians to be making CDs forever? Or to put out a CD, then tour for a year, then take a year or two on the next disc, then tour, then make a CD, then tour, then blah, blah, blah, same old, same old?……No, because that would be boring. In fact I’m sure many people would agree that the music scene, sans a few shining moments by some ingenious artists, has been pretty uneventful for the past decade or so. Lo and behold Napster! A program that allows anyone with a computer, a pair of speakers, and a decent amount of memory space, to share any and all kinds of music with anyone else. Talk about an expansive idea, its no wonder why “accomplished musicians” feel so threatened by Napster. They’re used to making a tangible product, i.e.: CDs, and selling them to get a profit that is also, in a sense, tangible: Money. The problem musicians have, first off, is that they can’t expect the music industry to stay the same way it is now. Successful bands want to keep and enjoy their profits, but they shouldn’t try to sue and lobby for laws to freeze the evolution of the music industry in its tracks. It just doesn’t work that way. No one ever guaranteed them everlasting fame and fortune, but they act like they deserve it since they have it right now. The oth...
