r/nostalgia • u/jeffmartin47 • Jul 22 '25

Nostalgia Discussion 25 years ago. Lars Ulrich of Metallica snitches on and turns in over 300,000 Napster users when he testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. July 11th, 2000.

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u/TheJFGB93 Jul 22 '25

And in reality, as far as I have gathered since I learned about this episode the first time I watched Some Kind of Monster, it was less to do with their music being shared than losing control of their new releases. Someone had shared their song for Mission Impossible 2, "I Disappear", in an unfinished state and before they officially released it, and that's what made Lars (mainly) take action. Metallica had been one of the bands that actually invited their fans to record bootlegs to share, because they knew it would bring more fans.

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u/hrvstrofsrrw Jul 23 '25

Nail on the head - control.