MTV had a good half hour news program on Napster last night. They interviewed someone from Metallica, several college students who use it, other bands' members, and the kid who invented Napster, as well as his partner, another *kid*. They are 19 and 20.

While I have some concerns about the copyright issues, I think what one of the pro-Napster band members said was pretty accurate...it is here, better learn to work with it. They also predicted that we are fast approaching an age where all music is free via the Internet and that artists will have to make their money from sales of residuals and concerts.

I am wondering if it might be better for Napster, et al to charge a small download fee, such as 1-2 dollars and distribute it among the artists accoding to how many downloads they record.

The story of how Napster came to be was really interesting and really made me marvel at technology and the young people who are so canny about it. This is truly a revolution and I look forward to watching it unfold.

kat