ADVISORY/Metallica to Chat Live With Fans About Napster Lawsuit in Joint Event On Artistdirect.com and Yahoo! Chat.News/Entertainment Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (May 2) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: Metallica WHAT: Metallica band members The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Metallica, from the group's inception in 1981 until the present. '''Metallica line-ups (1981)
Newsted chat with fans about Napster lawsuit WHERE: www.artistdirect.com/metallica and http://chat.yahoo.com WHEN: Live text-based fan chat, Tuesday May 2nd at 5:00 PM PT/ 8:00 PM ET MORE: Following the April 13th lawsuit against Napster, internationally renowned recording artists Metallica is taking its message of copyright protection directly to fans in a live open forum on May 2nd at 5PM PST/8PM EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy . Fans can post questions to Lars, James and Jason beginning 30 minutes prior to the chat by visiting www.artistdirect.com/metallica or http://chat.yahoo.com. Metallica has brought a copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own and racketeering Traditionally, obtaining or extorting money illegally or carrying on illegal business activities, usually by Organized Crime . A pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity. suit against Napster, an MP3-sharing software company. Metallica stated, "We recognize that this is a very complicated issue with larger implications that our fans may not completely understand. We've always valued and respected our fans and wanted to discuss with them directly why we have brought this suit and answer their questions and address their concerns directly." "ARTISTdirect has always been a supporter of artists' rights and is pleased to be working with Metallica as they break ground in tackling one of the thorniest issues facing the industry today," said Marc Geiger, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ARTISTdirect, Inc. |
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