Things You Should Never Mention at a Dinner Party... the stories behind the story

There is an old cliche that says that there are three things you should never mention at a dinner party. You should never talk about politics, sex, or money. True enough; however, the individual who invented that rule never tried to have dinner over a discussion about downloading music online. For my dinner, I invited the Napster press release writer, Chris Whitten, Lisa M. Bowman from ZDNet, and Patricia Jacbus from CNET. Chris has first hand knowledge about the Napster case, so he adds an interesting perspective to the group. Lisa brings the liberal "poor college kids" view to the table, which conflicts nicely with Patricia’s very legal, factual stance on the case.