Pay Lars

adimarco writes: "According to this article at Wired, a San Francisco company started paylars.com in response to Metallica's recent lawsuit against the music industry, their fans, and Napster. Major credit cards are accepted, and donations will be sent to the band. " This cracks me up.

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Sally Struthers

[Detritus]

Can we get Sally Struthers to make an infomercial?

Lars used to be a big-time rock star. Now his Rolls-Royce has been repossessed and his drug dealer will not front him any blow. There are hundreds of rock stars like Lars. Won't you find it in your heart to help just one needy rock star? If you don't help, Lars may have to get a real job.

Re:Is it just me.. or is this incredibly silly?

[kz45]

man...I see how slashdot is now...they respect only the people's rights they care about, their own. The amount of money a person has, should have NOTHING to do with their rights. if Bruce P. was filthy rich, would everyone in slashdot agree that he should stand up for his rights??

That's what FREEDOM is all about...but I guess when you only have the the words of the godly Richard Stallman in your mind, it doesn't matter.

If I was getting fucked out of some money, that I worked damn hard for, I would be pissed too.

what would happen if you worked for an employer, and they just decided one day that you only derserve half your paycheck, because "you had enough money already". You would be just as pissed as Metallica is right now.

Re:But what is it for?

[rak3]

As a big Dave Matthews Band fan, I like to download live recordings from their latest concert. DMB allows the recording of their shows for personal use and trading, and nothings easier than trading MP3s. Read their taping policy for more details. Napster is perfect for this purpose, allowing the latest shows to be traded quicker than traditional means (tapes, CDR).

So, there is one of the legal uses of Napster that you were looking for.