The February 24th Economist magazine had the best pro-Napster article I have read (you have to pay for the article online, so I have no link).
Basically, they wrote that the record companies were only concerned about protecting their business model, not about artists' rights. They also pointed out that this same argument has happened every time technology has reared it's head... when records first appeared, sheet music publishers thought they would get screwed... when cassettes appear, record companies thought they were going to get screwed, etc. etc.
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The February 24th Economist magazine had the best pro-Napster article I have read (you have to pay for the article online, so I have no link). Basically, they wrote that the record companies were only concerned about protecting their business model, not about artists' rights. They also pointed out that this same argument has happened every time technology has reared it's head... when records first appeared, sheet music publishers thought they would get screwed... when cassettes appear, record companies thought they were going to get screwed, etc. etc.