Popular Culture Review 31.1 • Spring 2020
“ Sad But True ”: Why Metallica ’ s Fans Continue to Fail Them ( and Not Vice Versa ) Twenty Years After the Napster Lawsuit
by Tracy Reilly
ABSTRACT
Twenty years have elapsed since the Metallica v . Napster copyright lawsuit forever changed the landscape of digital file sharing and the fate of the music industry�as well as Metallica ’ s reputation that had become tarnished by fans who felt entitled to “ free ” music . By debunking collectivist ideologies and defending the long-standing principles of individuality and copyright ownership , this article reveals why Metallica ’ s fans�and not the band�were the “ Sad But True ” wrongdoers in the Napster debate .
Keywords : file sharing , music technology , music industry , Napster , Metallica , heavy metal , creativity , copyright authorship , copyright infringement , death-of-the-author , Michel Foucault , deconstructionism , Ayn Rand , collectivism , individualism
“ Sad But True ”: Por qué los fanáticos de Metallica continúan fallándoles ( y no lo opuesto ) veinte años después de la demanda de Napster
RESUMEN
Han transcurrido veinte años desde que la demanda por derechos de autor Metallica v . Napster cambió para siempre el
1 doi : 10.18278 / pcr . 31.1.2