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Napster Tries Again 223

intheory writes "As it states on the site, The Cat is Almost Back. Napster, following a singificant delay, beleagured by legal and ethical rhetoric, reappears as a pay-to-play service. With some similarities to Apple's iTunes, will Napster regain its place as the premiere music distribution service? Additionally, the man behind the magic, Shawn Fanning, receives a thoughtful write up." I'm pretty wary of the new Napster, as the only thing it seems to share with its predecessor is the name.
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Napster Tries Again

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  • by Necrobruiser ( 611198 ) on Thursday October 09, 2003 @06:09PM (#7176915)
    You'll never shut down the REAL Napster!!!
  • by poot_rootbeer ( 188613 ) on Thursday October 09, 2003 @06:30PM (#7177132)
    will Napster regain its place as the premiere music distribution service?

    No.

    Any more brain-busters?
  • um (Score:2, Funny)

    by g0at ( 135364 ) <[ac.taogyz] [ta] [neb]> on Thursday October 09, 2003 @06:45PM (#7177240) Homepage Journal
    Additionally, the man behind the magic, Shawn Fanning, receives a thoughtful write up.

    Um... Fanning is not mentioned at all in the linked article. Am I missing something, or was the submitter so pressed for time that he merely guessed about the content of the story?

    Or maybe it was an attempt to let the /. editors call his bluff (yeah, sure...)

    -ben
  • by FuzzyBad-Mofo ( 184327 ) <fuzzybad@gmaCURIEil.com minus physicist> on Thursday October 09, 2003 @09:42PM (#7179059)

    Courtesy of Thickliquid and the Internet Wayback Machine: Napster Of Puppets [archive.org]

    On the internet today
    Profits crumbling away
    Through high speed internet connections
    Our new CD wont even sell
    Yet you know the lyrics well
    Our fans are dubbed the Unforgiven
    If you use it you will see
    I'll bring you to your knees
    We're dedicated to
    How we're banning you.....

    DSL is faster
    Download from Napster
    Run searches faster
    God Damn that Napster
    Napster!

    Napster can suck it, our music ain't free
    Fork out some cash and buy my CD
    Banned by me, can't download a thing

    Just type our name and I'll hear you scream
    Bastard Bastard

    Just type our name and I'll hear you scream
    Napster Napster

    Napster Napster
    Where's the users I've been after
    Napster Napster
    Pirating my files
    Napster Napster
    All I hear or see is Napster
    Napster Napster
    Lawsuits on my mind

    DSL is Faster
    Download from Napster
    We'll sue you Bastards
    God Damn That Napster
    Napster!

    Napster can suck it, our music ain't free
    Fork out some cash and buy my CD
    Banned by me, can't download a thing

    Just type our name and I'll hear you scream
    Bastard Bastard

    Just type our name and I'll hear you scream
    Napster Napster

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