Anything Free Is Worth What You Pay for It

When it comes to music, I’m a serious guy. I own hundreds of CDs, all purchased legally. About ten gig of my hard drive is devoted to MP3’s, most of which are legal rips from my own collection. I’ve burned more CDRs than I can count, and am continuously improving my mixes. Sinatra, Prince, Steely Dan, Beethoven — I love and own it all.

But there were gaps in my collection, gaps not worth spending fifteen bucks just for a song or two. Then came Napster.

I had a love/hate relationship with Napster. There was much to love