Meaning of Napsterize | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To share on or as if on Napster.
2. To reduce the profits of an industry by facilitating piracy of its products, as Napster did to the music industry.
3. To shut down for copyright infringement, as Napster was.

Examples

“I'm not the one advocating the napsterizing of all recorded music.”

“When entrepreneurs first started installing cable in 1948, most refused to pay⟳ the networks for the content that they hijacked and delivered to their customers - even though they were basically selling access to otherwise free television broadcasts. Cable companies were thus Napsterizing broadcasters' content, but more egregiously than anything Napster ever did - Napster never charged for the content it enabled others to give⟳ away.”

“Bottom line? E-books are here to stay⟳. The publishing industry can either follow⟳ the lead⟳ of brave authors like⟳ Nancy Kress, Mike McCollum et al, and start⟳ publishing ebooks at reasonable prices, or they can get⟳ Napsterized.”

“This isn't just about FBI access to email (actually at this point⟳ it will be your entire hard drive⟳).... it's also about how Hollywood wants to sell⟳ you movies, and how the record⟳ labels want⟳ to sell⟳ you music. They are desperate (and I mean⟳ foaming-at-the-mouth desperate) to get⟳ chip-level encryption built into PC's, so they can stop⟳ peer-to-peer file⟳ trading networks. Hollywood doesn't want⟳ to get⟳ Napsterized when they finally open⟳ their vaults and start⟳ distributing digital movies at full high-def resolution. Government back doors are just a "side benefit" of the push⟳ for encryption for secure distribution of media files.”

“If you're on a modem connection (as I am), these mp3 downloads are gonna be slow (6meg for Desafinado, 9 meg for Girl From Ipanema. But it's worth it. Start⟳ the download⟳, and go out for coffee or something. That's how I got 'em. I'll probably only keep⟳ these up for a few days, otherwise I might get⟳ Napsterized. :)”

“This really cool band is one I found by accident on audiogalaxy.com before it got Napsterized.”

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