An injunction against Napster was finally successful on July 26, but were granted a reprieve to put together an appeal. A number of noted artists began voicing their concerns about Napster as well. Lars Ulrich and rapper Dr. Dre joined the RIAA by filing their own lawsuits. They never sought our permission-our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system. On the other side of the coin, a number of artists sing Napster's praises.
Music is for everybody.
When people get excited about it, whether from hearing it on the radio or borrowing a record from a friend, or accessing it through Napster, they buy records and come out to shows. He called his site Napster, which was his nickname as a kid because he had nappy hair. Although Napster boasts 10 million users after only eight months on the market, it has no revenue. Metallica's Lars Ulrich personally delivered to Napster's office 60,000 pages containing the names of 335,435 individuals who Metallica alleges violated copyright laws by posting the band's music on the service. A 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of Betamax ruled that Hollywood studio could not ban the arrival of Sony's VCR simply because users might tape some programs illegally.