Not a historian, just a concerned bystander at the time.
As I recall, it was one more nail in Napster’s coffin.
It had absolutely no effect on filesharing or the industry.
It did cost them some fans for a time. Probably not many and not forever.
In short, nothing much. It was kind of a waste of time for everyone involved who wasn’t a lawyer.
Not a historian, just a concerned bystander at the time.
As I recall, it was one more nail in Napster’s coffin.
It had absolutely no effect on filesharing or the industry.
It did cost them some fans for a time. Probably not many and not forever.
In short, nothing much. It was kind of a waste of time for everyone involved who wasn’t a lawyer.
I have not purchased a Metallica album since.
The fans they lost over ths never came back, for the most part