Lars Ultrash was the most publicly outspoken and often quoted in the Record Companies PR propaganda push for the DMCA and against Napster. He came off like a greedy bitch at the time, and created the perceptions of Metallica as a cash grab sell out band more than they already were being seen as by long time fans.
scottywh@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s a bit like if Metallica had just embraced Napster
abfarid@startrek.website 11 months ago
It was Scorpions that went after Napster, no?
scottywh@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It was primarily Metallica.
en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Metallica_v._Napster,_Inc.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LeKX2bNP7QM
dezmd@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Lars Ultrash was the most publicly outspoken and often quoted in the Record Companies PR propaganda push for the DMCA and against Napster. He came off like a greedy bitch at the time, and created the perceptions of Metallica as a cash grab sell out band more than they already were being seen as by long time fans.