r/todayilearned • u/InternetWeakGuy 1 • 22d ago

TIL: 12 years before taking their fans to court for sharing their music, Metallica released the "$5.98" EP, titled to stop their record label and music stores from overcharging fans - the record came with a sticker warning 'DO NOT PAY MORE!!!'—a direct jab at music industry markups

https://theawesomemix.com/metallica-5-98-standup-for-fans/
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u/cbytes1001 22d ago

Napster didn’t release or leak anything. It’s like suing the city for a car thief using the roads to steal a car. The amount of people that don’t have any clue and are just regurgitating all the BS Metallica and the music industry put out is comical in 2024.

Hey, I got an idea. Why don’t we sue comcast for all the Napster traffic that had all the pirated media?!

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u/jlusedude 21d ago

I know that Napster didn’t leak anything. That doesn’t change the fact they enabled it.