Cases Quote by David Boies

Napster works because people who love music share and participate.

— Shawn Fanning

I think that Napster is the greatest invention since sliced bread. Napster, to me, is liberation and freedom for artists.

— KRS-One

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

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

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

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

There are those who say the music industry must adapt to a wired world. They point to the decades-long rise in CD prices, even…

— Parker Conrad

Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting…

— Barry Diller

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

The internet is a great thing but the worst thing that it brought to the music business was piracy and it's made making stuff…

— Scott Ian

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 think it's pretty obvious to most people that Napster is not media specific, but I could see a system like Napster evolving into…

— Shawn Fanning