he hits. Most consumers dont want any songs other than the songs they have heard. In Pita Framptons autobiography he said, It was hard in those days. People wanted only the hits. At the house shows, all I could do was play Show Me The Way, a medley of my greatest hits, for half an hour, and people were visibly upset. They were chanting things like You suck, you one-hit wonder. The pressure was on to produce. I remember other bands at the time were breaking up because they couldnt get record sales because of one good song. Bands like Foghat and Molly Hatchet had dealt with the wrath of unhappy consumers. Their sales have gone away with their careers. (156) The tertiary reason I feel this way is the dangerous precedent it sets. When I was a boy, a three-minute music file on a computer was over the size of most hard drives, but now it is relatively small. What worries me is the next step. If it is possible for music to be compressed and enjoyed, film, logically, will be next. In a recent report filed by Billy Smithy, reporter extraordinaire, he stated The technology is out there. Eastman/Kodak and the others are anxiously awaiting the aftermath of the Napster verdict. If Napster continues to operate, then eventually people will be able to upload and download movies and videos in the same fashion. Digital photography is gaining popularity all across the world, and it is just a matter of time until we see mainstream digital video files not unlike MP3s. (46) If we are denied this technology, it has the potential to create a maelstrom of public outrage against the entertainment industry.On the other hand, some say that people should not be allowed to trade music on Napster. Some washed-up losers like the members of the heavy-metal band Metallica are complaining. They say it cuts into their profits. It takes money out of their pockets. This is a pathetic excuse. Album sales are up, even for hacks like Metallica. This is a technology that the p...
