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In
the last issue of The Advocate, a contributor sent in an article about
the particulars of Napster, and at the time, Napster was still going
strong. However, on November 1, a media industry giant proposed to aid
Napster in their cause. Bertelsmann, the aforementioned German
company, hopes to buy stock in Napster, lend money, and make its music
catalog available. Bertelsmann hopes to charge current users for a
membership fee to help pay artists and producers a fair share. Since
both companies are privately held, no financial details about the
merger are available. A major question that is under consideration is
whether current Napster users will continue to use Napster after the
membership fee is imposed; after all, there are many alternatives to
Napster.
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