Facts Quote by Art Alexakis

Napster is essentially using the music to make money for themselves and that's the part that's both morally and legally wrong. That I think…

— Hilary Rosen

Napster is a consumer revolt. Napster is about my right to have this music and to share if I've paid for it. You know,…

— Douglas Rushkoff

Back when Napster first came along, I started telling everybody Napster was like shooting yourself in the foot because you're stealing music. The record…

— Butch Trucks

Stealing music is not right, and I can understand people being very upset about their intellectual property being stolen.

— Steve Jobs

Napster was a black market for music. Ninety-nine per cent of the music that people were downloading was illegal because they didn't have the…

— Chad Hurley

The reality is that people think it's okay to steal music.

— Trent Reznor

With Napster and the sharing of music, of course, there are going to be people who exploit it. Greed has no end. But there's…

— Ian MacKaye

I've watched the dynamics of music completely change to where we've sold tapes, we've sold CDs, then everything started becoming 'music is free' now.…

— Chamillionaire

I have mixed feelings about Napster. I like what it can do for an unsigned band. It can help them sell 10,000 records. But…

— Shaggy

It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know…

— Tom Petty

George Lucas definitely has a right to be trippin' on me because the sound at the beginning of my album does sound like his…

— Dr Dre

Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright…

— David Boies