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Re: RE: More on Metallica vs. Napster

Let’s not wade too much into the profanity or the slander here, but I think Tom Whore, Jeff, Morton et al have the nuggets of some real common sense (so do the others). Making music has been a profitable (or at least an artist-sustaining) enterprise almost since...

Re: utd-sub

Actually, since FOIB is kind of a meta-all-things-cool I like subscribing to only the hippest of e-zines, among which UTD is one. Add us, slacker! Besides, I’m convinced that nobody reads FOIB anyway. -Ian. At 01:14 PM 16/05/00 -0700, Mike Masnick wrote:>Uh...

Fwd: It’s all about the money

Wow… I guess I wasn’t that far off on the subscription-based model. Maybe that’s not the best way, but it certainly doesn’t seem to be so offensive to the userbase. More comments later. -Ian. >Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:59:14 -0700 >From:...

Money Good! Napster BAD!

An excellent summary of the Metallica vs. Napster case. >http://www.joecartoon.com/buddies/chaos/ -Ian.

Cisco’s Bids: Its Growth By Acquisition Will Pose Problems

Ouch! Cisco’s been reeling since this came out yesterday. It’s a brutal slamming of Cisco’s print-your-own-money acquisition strategy. There’s a Silicon Valley saying that if Cisco’s stock ever drops below %20 they’ll be killing...