The Net's new guardians. Clash of the pasty-faced titans Epic battles of geekdom. A mercurial character Former Quicksilver bassist David Freiberg remembers the quixotic John Cipollina.
Experts weigh in.
Although the Napster music-trading service is still breathing for now, most observers declare that the latest court decision spells imminent doom for the company. We asked our favorite suspects in the worlds of law, music and software for their opinions. Here's what they had to say. The record industry is about to discover that this was a terribly bad idea. The entire Napster-using public is going to figure out that they don't need Napster to share files.