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But all is not lost in the music world. Limp Bizkit has teamed with Napster for a free summer tour, giving art back to the people in much the same fashion as Troma did with the TromaDance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this past January . And Public Enemy's Chuck D is turning the whole fiasco into an opportunity for fans to make some art of their own. By heading over to Napster.com and downloading the instrumental track to "Power To The People And The Beats", fans can then write their own Napster-inspired lyrics to it and upload it right back onto the site. And those of you who are having access to the Napster taken away may be able to take some solace in a program called Gnutella. Reports to the Troma Team indicate that it's easy to use, can't be traced, and can't be shut down. Gnutella provides the free exchange of information and ideas that the First Amendment promises citizens of Tromaville and the rest of the country.

You're out of the gang Metallica!

Napster no more infringes on an artist's copyright than the radio does. The whole point of communications, whether it be via radio waves, television, computer, or cornholing in public restrooms, is the free exchange of information and ideas which is exactly what I always thought democracy was all about. Of course, guess who loses when you, the poor sap that pays for these bastards' swimming pools and cocaine habits, decide what music to listen to? The Great Corporate Cock that wants to fill the airwaves with the commercials they've spent millions on and the butt-boy bands that fill the spaces between the ads. If bands are that worried they're losing money to piracy, maybe they should check out their own record labels instead of accusing their fans of stealing their music, as Metallica seems to be doing. TLC was winning Grammys at the exact same time they were going broke thanks to the very assholes they thought were on their team.

The Troma Team has always believed that art and information belong to the people. Now that you've got your information, please enjoy some art with these absolutely free downloadable songs on www.troma.com,... for the first time ever, the themes from Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, The Toxic Avenger Part II, and Class of Nuke' Em High Part II. As always, we welcome your comments via e-mail or posting on the Troma.com bulletin board…oh, and by the by, also fuck the Clinton Copyright Act of 1998 and the horse it rode in on because it fucks us. But that's a whole other kettle of rectal violations.

Past Essays

THE BEST OF PAST ESSAYS BY LLOYD KAUFMAN

Triumph of the Swill (First Napster, now Mp3.com)

Rock Nazi's Must Die! Troma Vs. Metallica!

Legalize It, Don't Criticize it! Elia Kazan Sucks, It's an Oscar Outrage!

Chains Without Balls Napster & Freedom (Part 4 in the Napster series)

Big Brother Goes Nutzoid Napster No More (Part 3 in the Napster series)

Ralph Nader, Toxic Crusader Troma vs. Metallica (Part 2 in the Napster series)

Going Going Gone-zalez! Rock Nazis Must Die (Part 1 in the Napster series)

Lloyd Loses it Over the W.T.O. How Stan Brakhage Birthed the Toxic Avenger

Why I Love Gay People Art: It Ain't Always Pretty

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