It's an attempt to save Napster absolutely...and what we're trying to do is say to the record industry is that we've been saying these things in private to you for nine months -- now we're saying these things in public.

All we were trying to do was get our story out there, which is that we have a viable technology and business model.

I got behind in the count and I was in a defensive mode. I was just trying to put the ball in play and luckily it was soft enough. It doesn't matter what kind of hit - a squibber, a double - as long as we get the 'W'.

Ultimately all of these decisions should be about what's best for the kids. In trying to reach our kids over the past week, many have been displaced and I don't know how many we'll get back.

What we've asked for is to have some input in the injunction process and we are looking for ways to comply with the language in the 9th circuit opinion.

In just over a year Napster has attracted a community of more than 20 million music fans who are sampling music, discovering new artists, buying CDs and sharing their passion for their favorite artists in our chat rooms.