....In conclusion, Napster is dead today because of fear and ignorance. Napster's official death was yesterday, September 3nd, 2002. The site reads: Napster WAS HERE. DED KITTY But it's spirit lives on, file sharing is here to stay and we will always remember Napster for it's contributions. So do you see the irony? The only people who got screwed here were the artists. The labels kept their monopoly and leverage over artists. And the average shmo can still download plenty of tunes without compensating artists. So who can you blame? You can't blame Shawn Fanning for being an effective entrepreneur, in touch with the needs of his generation. If he didn't create Napster, ten others would have as I explained above. You can't blame artists for creating great music people want. You can't blame people for not paying for something when you don't give them an opportunity to pay for it. So who can you blame? Who didn't do their job of adapting to the needs of consumers? Who then, is effectively stealing money out of the pockets of musicians and song-writers? Get to it, arty types.