It's not a company, but a technology that exists on the Net, with no way to shut it all down. Gene Kan and Spencer Kimball work on Gnutella. The fact that this technology is out there means that they either adapt, or they die. It really is the wave of the future. You know, you want a song, it just instantly happens.
CDs are on their way out.
As the debate over Napster moves into court, many of those on both sides are calling for a technological solution, some way for artists and recording companies to collect a fee on downloaded music. So far, record stores report only minimal sales losses, and only in areas near college campuses. As the court was making its ruling, attorneys reported that Napster's web site was flooded with music fans downloading 14,000 songs a minute. Well, Jonathan Schiller, you've got until what - midnight tomorrow night. Well, we asked the court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit today at noon to use its emergency powers to stay the injunction and give the court of appeals a chance to look at what Judge Patel ruled.