:16:02
we had to sit Phil down and say
that we were not ready to do that.
:16:09
Because we got really...
:16:14
l don't know. Scared, I guess.
:16:18
There were some things going on at the
time that really Phil helped with a lot.
:16:22
Live from the news leader
in northern California,
:16:26
Newscenter 4. Night Beat.
:16:29
The Metallica versus Napster battlefield
moved to San Mateo today.
:16:35
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich
delivered a list of screen names
:16:40
of people who have
downloaded the band's music online.
:16:43
Metallica is suing Napster,
a website that provides software
:16:48
which allows people to download music
on the lnternet without paying.
:16:52
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich
testified before a senate committee
:16:56
earlier this month
that Napster has, quote,
:16:58
"hijacked our music without asking."
:17:01
The band said that over 350,000 people
are downloading its music for free.
:17:07
A group of former Metallica fans
staged a protest at the courthouse.
:17:11
l don't want anything to do
with Metallica anymore.
:17:14
I'm gonna be trashing their CDs.
l took all my CDs,
:17:17
and I'm gonna be destroying them.
:17:20
Are you proud of what you achieved
with the whole Napster thing?
:17:22
Are you proud, in hindsight,
of what you pulled off?
:17:26
Being the most hated man
in rock-'n'-roll?
:17:29
Yeah, that was my goal.
"l got an idea."
:17:32
"I'm kind of bored this summer.
Everything's going a little too well."
:17:35
"Let's see. I want to turn myself
into the most hated,
:17:39
fucking asshole
in rock-'n'-roll, yeah."
:17:43
Like, good afternoon. My name is, you
know, like, Lars Ulrich, from Metallica.
:17:47
l worked for years
to get where I am today.
:17:50
Me and my buddy, like, James Hetfield
here, have shed blood, sweat,
:17:54
and motherfucking beer,
to get where we are today.
:17:56
Beer! Good!
:17:58
Who do you think you are? I mean,
just, you know, because you, like,