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Elektra Entertainment
| "From day one our fight has always been to protect the rights of artists who chose not to have their music exploited without consent. The court's decision validates this right and confirms that Napster was wrong in taking not only Metallica's music, but other artists who do not want to be a part of the Napster system and exploiting it without their approval. We are delighted that the Court has upheld the rights of all artists to protect and control their creative efforts. The 9th Circuit Court has confirmed that musicians, songwriters, filmmakers, authors, visual artists and other members of the creative community are entitled to the same copyright protections online that they have traditionally been afforded off-line." Metallica Feb 12, 2001 |
| "Napster could be a great way for people to hear your music who wouldn't have the chance to hear it on the radio."
Madonna, Rolling Stone, 9/28/2000
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Warner Bros. Records
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Dischord Records
| "Most people I know who use Napster listen to stuff they've never heard before. And then they get psyched and go out and buy the damn records. It's more like a sampler."
Ian MacKaye, Fugazi and co-owner of Dischord Records Salon.com, 1/8/2001
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| "We have just finished a tour, we played in Barcelona, the next day the entire performance was up on Napster and three weeks later when we got to play in Israel the audience knew the words to all the new songs and it was wonderful. Digital music is just one of many things that contribute to an artist getting their message across. Of course it is going to change record companies are going to have to embrace it and change with it and find different ways of getting revenue, maybe using Napster as a business model for their own on-line thing."
Colin Greenwood (Radiohead), NME, 9/28/2000
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Capitol/EMI Records
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RCA Records
| "Napster: It is the future, in my opinion. That's the way music is going to be communicated around the world. The most important thing now is to embrace it, and that was the spirit by which we did this co-promotion."
Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band), referring to his band's recent featured music promotion with Napster, Billboard.com, 2/9/2001
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| "We believe that the Internet and Napster should not be ignored by the music industry as tools to promote awareness for bands and market music."
Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
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Interscope Records
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Rhino Records
| "We should think of (Napster) as a new kind of radio--a promotional tool that can help artists who don't have the opportunity to get their music played on mainstream radio or on MTV,"
Chuck D, New York Times, 4/30/2000
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