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I was just wondering if any of you have Napster accounts and if so, what are your usernames? Just curios, that away we could "share" files and stuff. Me and my roomates all share the same username, its "holmeshall" (thats the name of our dorm) Oh well, just wondering, thanks.

I have Napster, but until I get ADSL (Which has been put on hold due to changes in personal circumstances) I don't tend to activate it much.

Ratcat359 is my username.

I don't have Napster. What does it cost ?

It's free right now, but they are introducing a fee to cover the copyright fees and stuff.

Yeah they chickened out on us, stick it to the record companies they charges way to much for CD`s!!

My username is DarthDaft, but I don't have many songs! However, I do have a slightly amusing Prank Call from Tom Green!

I'm on Napster, but I don't know my username. It just automatically logs in. But it's at the office, so I can't look it up right now. There's only one piece of music thought: Images by John Williams.

queeq abides

Oh your rockaholic popster you. What do you do for fun queeq, needle point of flower arranging.

Well, exqueeeese me. John Williams is a great composer, he gave flavour to the very reason why we're here. So a little respect for the maestro (not me this time ) is in place, I'd say.

And.... Images is said to be one of JW great masterpieces which has remained fairly unknown.

Right on Mate!!!!!

There we are. JW rules!

Actually, it was a British reference to Harry Enfield, a comic who does a routine about to extremely naff DJs who think they are hip...

Oh..... I know him but I never would have made that out. Sorry.

Smashy and Nicey.

ANyway, we were originally talking NAPSTER.

Yes, and then.... Panic here took us off topic. Congratulations RC, you have made me very proud.

Actually, I find that very hard to believe.

And please don;t tar me with the brush of your dirty little Sith mis-understanding.

The facts speak for themselves. I am innocent.... this time. Face it RC, the Dark Side is taking control of you. It is unavoidable, it is your destiny.

She's...... I mean it's all I can think about.

Hey queeq lay off my custom signature or it will be hell to pay here.

I did pay for it. Didn't my check come in yet?

Where do you go there to register a name?

It bounced!

Huh???

Strange. RC assured me his checks were valid.

Yep I checked everything twice....

So finti is trying to rip us off... tsk tsk tsk.

Look, I even have a check list...

I'll sue him.

You been hanging with Americans for far too long....

I may have. Should I be worried?

I would, you'll only end oup wanting to run away to America.

Ah, back to the homeland...

Why do you call it homeland tulip boy?

Because it is: dual nationality here.

Ahhhhhhhh, now I get it. Everything is much clearer now.

The mixed up dutch boy has delusions of Americahood. You really shood make the effort to go queeq.

Delusions? Moi?

Why should I make effort to go?

Dunno, maybe you could meet Dim, or EJ, or Gundy even.

Or maybe you could go see the Grand Canyon, or the everglades. Go see the Datona speedway. I don't kow.

Everyone has interests in their lives, maybe one of yours is in there somewhere.

Me, I LOVE Disney and the hot sunny climes of Florida. So, that's where I like to go. But I also want to visit New York, LA, Vegas and a few other tplaces before i die.

Oh, I've been there for about 3 months, some 12 years ago. I'd like to go back, but with my wife and maybe with the kids. Either way, my kids have to be a lot older first.

Well, there you go. Me, I just make an excuse to go at least once a year, maybe more.

I wanna go do something different next year though. For this year another trip to Disney seems like a plan.

Well, with little kids we have to choose for them. If the trip is no good for them, how can I enjoy it. I have found much pleasure in seeing the kids have fun, so all I need is a few weeks off with the whole family. The rest... well, it can wait. And if it doesn't happen, it doesn't. There are more important things in life.

Like what?

Well, like their well-being instead of my personal satisfaction in entertainment and places to see.

Whioch is why the last 3 family holidays have been to Disneyworld. Which actually works out great cos Ben Loves it, I love it and Bens mum loves it.

That's good then. But I can't afford three holidays.

Anyway, looks like Napster is going to have to close down.

Well, they're fighting it. I can see there point. Anyone who says they should be allowed to distribute, or rather facilitate the distribution of MP3 fiels of copyright material is wrong.

Without that money there would be no production of music, which in turn would mean no Napster after all.

well Napster was a rebellion against the high prices on cd `s. They have now come to an agreement with a record label and are planing to take money for their services in june 2001.

Oh I know, but will they become part of the global copyright payment scheme or will they make individual deals with firms.

There are already sites just like Napster that "share" free music. Napster may close down but there are always ways to find free music.

Yep, I heard there are at least two good alternatives taht only link computers together and do not work with registered users.

And I say, the record labels swallow up so much money, they should lower the prices. I think they're outrageous. And I think we Dutch have some right to say so. Of all the countries in the world, the Dutch were on average the biggest spenders on CD's in replacing their old records. We had the highest average sales per person for about ten years and the prices stayed the same during that period and even became a little more expensive. And when you buy vinyl you pay about $8 less!!! So the records companies are screwing us and the artists, because this difference is not made up by rights, but simply by ripping us off. Go Napster!

Yeah, but then all these dutch people got confused when they scratched up their new CD's on the gramophone needle.

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AT last, I left him with nothing to say...

Sites like napster? gimme gimme!! please give`em to me so our fight towards those greedy corporation can continue.
That sounded familiar

I think Napster will fight on and end up with some kind of membership scheme as proposed recently.

I forgot what they were, they have weird names.

DO they have a software client like Napster?

Sorry, I don't understand.

Well to use Napster properly you download their software that allows you to share your MP3 files with the world.

Oh right. Well I guess they do have something like that, but I read that you don't register or go via a central server. You just connect directly with another computer, which makes it impossible to blame the site owners. In a way. It's the same concept as Napster but without the middle party.

Do you have any chance to dig up the sites?

I don't know how big they are, but I'll have to check the newspaper from a few days ago.

Seems there's a little MP3 fest going down huh?

The other Napster-like clones are: Gnutella and Imesh. But they don't have a server like Napster so searching takes a little longer.

I didnt like them too much, napster still works though.

They offered some 2 billion dollars to the music companies to settle with and to leave Napster be.

Wow. This sure is an old thread! But I searched and this is what I found. I recently opened up a Napster account and I have some questions I'd like answered. If anyone can help me, I'd be greatly appreciative. I'll wait for responses before I actually post my questions. Thanx. -Imp