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 1 year ago
It’s a bit like if Metallica had just embraced Napster
abfarid@startrek.website 1 year ago
It was Scorpions that went after Napster, no?
scottywh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It was primarily Metallica.
en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Metallica_v._Napster,_Inc.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LeKX2bNP7QM
dezmd@lemmy.world 1 year 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.