] "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