Some of you assert, and in fairly inflammatory language, that use of Napster is, somehow, "stealing"--I wish that you would clarify exactly why you think it is "stealing"-- According to your understanding of the law--I have yet to hear any compelling arguement that has given me even the slightest indication that the people who use Napster are violating any laws--

As I understand it, even the recording industry is only acting against Napster, rather than any of the Napster users, who they contend, are infringing, and this, as pointed out above, because of way that Napster processes the file exchanges--

Anyway, as a longtime practitioner of the "Weasly Arts" of Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations, I can assure you that musicians and performers are not in danger of losing any money because of Napster--quite the opposite, they can benefit from it incredibly(and without those "downlad fees" that people keep talking about)--it is the record companies who are threatened by it--because it takes the control away from them and gives it back to the audiences and the artists--

Be aware that when you stand against Napster, you stand against the real interests of performers and artists, and solidly in line with those whose interest lies in systmatically exploiting them and preventing them from reaping the benefits of their own creative work!!!!!(And I am not kidding, either!!)

Dick, I owe you a phone call--I promised to call you to have a marketing discussion if you were interested, and you sent me a PM that I just got, owing to having two MTed mailboxes--And I will call you soon--