I am a music collecter and I also use Napster. Of the 500+ cds that I own, a majority of them I have purchased used at a used books, music, and software store. The arguements that I have heard against Nanpster go something along the lines of "we are trying to protect the artist's interests and give credit (and money) where it is due." In this case, how is buying a used cd (or for that matter book or software) different than downloading the software? For the album to become an mp3, someone had to have the cd in the first place. For the cd to show up in a used store, someone had to own it as well. Money is not going to the artist either way.
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I am a music collecter and I also use Napster. Of the 500+ cds that I own, a majority of them I have purchased used at a used books, music, and software store. The arguements that I have heard against Nanpster go something along the lines of "we are trying to protect the artist's interests and give credit (and money) where it is due." In this case, how is buying a used cd (or for that matter book or software) different than downloading the software? For the album to become an mp3, someone had to have the cd in the first place. For the cd to show up in a used store, someone had to own it as well. Money is not going to the artist either way.