Metallica's fight against Napster

I don't want to hear about their talent and how some of you think they jumped ship... comment about their stand on Napster... after seeing this:

Jason Newsted (former Metallica bassist) on Metallica's fight against Napster:


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"I don't mind sharing my music. I gave
away the first 2,000 Echobrain CDs. But with Metallica, that was their
art. Would anybody, a painter, a photographer, would they give you a
painting free and let you copy it and sell the lithographs for $2,000
apiece?'

"We were in a position, unlike almost every other contemporary artist,
where we had an exclusive contract since 1990. We didn't need to use
the record company as a bank and Metallica has funded everything it's
done, every album, every video. That's why we were so vigilant. No one
else has their own music to protect.

"Most kids are just stealing from a record company, which gets 85%
of the dollar. Not many people make money on music to the point where
you can eat. Not even the people you see on MTV who look like they
are doing so well

"You may think we have too much money for your taste, but we worked
really hard to get to where we are, harder than 97 percent of the
bands that ever existed," Newsted said. "Do you think it's special
enough to pay for? Then it's only fair to pay for it."

Source: AllMetallica.com / Blabbermouth