{"id":19,"date":"2003-06-25T07:31:12","date_gmt":"2003-06-25T11:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2003\/06\/building_a_better_napster\/"},"modified":"2003-06-25T07:31:12","modified_gmt":"2003-06-25T11:31:12","slug":"building_a_better_napster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/06\/25\/building_a_better_napster\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Better Napster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a good article about the challenges Roxio will face in reviving the Napster brand<\/a>. I don’t know if anyone can come close to what Napster was in its heyday. Even Kazaa<\/a> on its best day can’t touch the old Napster<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But what I really want to know is when will all those old Prince b-sides and 12 inch singles<\/a> be available for download? I need<\/i><\/b> those bad boys! And I’ll gladly pay for CD quality copies of them. Why is it so difficult for the record labels to recognize that there’s major demand for stuff like that? Put the damn tracks online already!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a good article about the challenges Roxio will face in reviving the Napster brand. I don’t know if anyone can come close to what Napster was in its heyday. Even Kazaa on its best day can’t touch the old Napster. But what I really want to know is when will all those old Prince… Continue reading Building a Better Napster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11,16],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/06\/23\/hit_the_road_get_paid\/","url_meta":{"origin":19,"position":0},"title":"Hit the Road, Get Paid","date":"June 23, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a look at the music industry, and why touring is the way to get rich. 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