METALLICA's Lars Ulrich Testifies In New Downloaded Documentary About Napster; Video
June 29, 2013, 11 years ago
According to Billboard , the new documentary Downloaded chronicles the rise and fall of Napster, the file-sharing app that flipped the music world upside-down. In one scene, premiered below, musicians such as METALLICA's Lars Ulrich and THE BYRDS' Roger McGuinn show just how deeply digital music had divided the industry with testimony on the Senate floor.
"I think that what we've witnessed was an internal conflict, not just one guy on one side," "Downloaded" director Alex Winter told Billboard.com, citing artists' twin needs of wanting their work heard and needing to make a living -- a situation that continues to evolve. "Metallica put their entire catalog on Spotify."Read more at Billboard and check out Lars testifying against Napster below.
Downloaded will be available on Monday (July 1) on VOD, including iTunes. It's also receiving a limited theatrical release, with Winter in Los Angeles tonight, Friday, for a Q&A; after the 7 p.m. showing at the Sundance Sunset Cinema.
