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A. Perhaps it might be more informative to hear the comments of people more significant than I. Here are comments from some of the major players:

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling...

``Napster users who upload file names to the search index for others to
copy violate plaintiffs' distribution rights. Napster users who download
files containing copyrighted music violate plaintiffs' reproduction rights.''

Hilary Rosen, president and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America...

``Today's decision represents a clear victory for the creative content
community and the legitimate online marketplace.''

Napster CEO Hank Barry...

``We're fighting for this principle and we believe that the actions that the
users are engaged in is not copyright infringement. While we believe this
is legal, respecting the court decision otherwise, it is clearly not industry
supported. And for us to be able to move Napster forward, to move the
technology forward, to move the company forward, we need to have an
industry-supported model.''

Heavy metal band Metallica...

``All we have ever asked is that artists be able to control how, when and
in what form their creativity is distributed through these channels. This is
something that Napster has continually refused to do. Now the court has
made that decision for them.''

Rusty Harmon, manager of Hootie & the Blowfish...

``The ruling will help to ensure that songwriters will continue to have the
opportunity to make a living practicing their craft.''

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association...

``The Ninth Circuit is the same Circuit that ruled in 1981 that the VCR
was illegal before the ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court. If that
decision had stood, we would have no VCR or movie rentals -- to the
detriment of Hollywood and American consumers.''

Faisal Reza, 20, a Napster fan and student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

``We'll all find a way to get around it. People who want music will always
be one step ahead of people trying to stop them.''

Several top executives of Internet music-trading service Napster are being investigated for their involvement in a recent break-in of a Wal-Mart store in Saginaw, Michigan. According to Sheriff Don Cordle, at two in the morning, four teenagers dressed in black were apprehended in the store's CD and Tape Department by a night watchman. The police believe that the teenagers were being assisted by Napster. Cordle indicated that the four boys were caught with a duffel bag of over 200 CDs and 350 cassette tapes. Along with the stolen merchandise authorities found a floor plan map of the store along with the access codes to the back door, both written on Napster letterhead. Attached to the map was a brief letter, which said "From the folks at Napster, we wish you good luck in whatever you may be doing once you're inside the store."

After the arrests, the police quickly conducted a search of the Westwood Plaza parking lot, during which they spotted three white vans sporting the Napster logo. When police stormed the vans, they discovered 15 Napster employees using extensive surveillance equipment, walkie-talkies, scanning devices and GPS locators.

Among the employees were Glenn Walters, Vice President of Acquisitions and Benjamin Buster, newly appointed Director of Napster Offline. Buster argued the company's innocence, saying, "This is laughable. We're nothing more than a tool to help consumers find great music. Think of us as a scalable peer-to-peer acquisition solution." said Buster.

The robbery marks the fifteenth time in just over two weeks that a Wal-Mart Music Department has been robbed. But only recently has Napster been linked to the incidents.

When pressed about the robberies, Buster added, "Hey, I'm not denying that we cut the power to the surveillance lights, provided access codes to the doors, and disabled the security guards with tranquilizer darts, but that's all we did. After that, the kids must have taken matters into their own hands. At Napster we promote community-wide sharing of ideas. If someone wants to abuse that technology, it's their choice, not ours."

The assistant director finished by saying, "We don't touch the music." Glenda Cummings, Director of Napster Media Relations was quick to defend her company. "If you want to point a finger, don't point it at the company that parachute-dropped them over the fences and supplied them with throwing stars, wire cutters, and infrared goggles. Point a finger at their parents. In the end, it always comes down to bad parenting, doesn't it?" said Cummings.

The 56K modem is on its way out. Today it's DSL or Cable high speed access. What does the future hold? How about...

Video on demand:
In the beginning, broadband users will find that they can view better video clips. Eventually, those clips will be collected into video-on-demand services. The killer applications will be those services that offer feature-length movies or TV shows on a pay-per-view basis. With current broadband connections, movies on demand aren't feasible, but observers agree that technological improvements virtually guarantee that it's only a matter of time.

Voice and video telephony:
Cable television companies are already offering long-distance telephone services over the Internet for cable modem users in specific areas. Voice service is easily augmented with video to create true videoconferencing using the Internet.

Billing, banking, and shopping:
Whoever offers your broadband service will appreciate the ability to bill you online. Increasingly, they will offer other vendors, such as credit card companies, the same ability. Media-rich shopping and banking will follow suit, making today's e-commerce sites look clunky in comparison.

Software:
Downloading or purchasing software online will become much easier, but broadband offers the possibility of renting software on a per-use basis, potentially changing the way all software is bought and used. A word processor, for instance, could become enabled within a browser, whose user might be billed by the minute. Additionally, Internet content, such as websites, will feature increased functionality that might include tiny chunks of software that will download quickly and transparently.

Summary:
Eventually, the lines between all these products and services might be blurred, giving rise to websites that offer content that is endowed with telecom-like or software application-like functionality. It remains to be seen how all these new capabilities will manifest themselves in the broadband future. But with broadband availability to become nearly universal within five years, tomorrow's Web certainly won't look much like today's.