October 28th, 2003



NOTE FROM KIM:
Napster 2.0 is scheduled for release on October 29
and will offer its catalog of more than
500,000 songs for downloading at a cost of $1.00 each.


The Top 8 Features of Napster 2.0


8> Now with twice the spyware!

7> Handy “Please don’t show me any Back Street Boys/Britney Spears songs” checkbox.

6> Buy $100 in music, get a free electronic ankle bracelet courtesy of the RIAA.

5> Free downloadable subpoenas.

4> A “Summon Lawyer Now” button.

3> Chat tool has hotkeys for popular phrases like “This sucks,” “I miss the free stuff,” and “I’m going back to Kazaa!”

2> “Get out of jail free” card to all Kazaa users with every 10 songs purchased

and the Number 1 Feature of Napster 2.0…

1> Blocks 75% of all downloads — not for legal reasons, but just because they suck.




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Credits:

Selected from 37 submissions from 15 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 1
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 2
Jack Scheer, Falls Church, VA — 3
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 4
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 5
Julie Nusbaum, Hamilton IN — 6
Gideon Griebenow, Potchefstroom, South Africa — 7
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator,
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