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TRYING to get banned from Napster isn't easy.The file-sharing music hub and the band Metallica have become even more popular since the heavy-metal rockers demanded Napster ban 317,000 fans suspected of illegally downloading Metallica songs.

As the controversy over digital downloading rages, I decided to enter the fray and download some Metallica songs myself.

I upgraded my Napster program to the latest version, which has chat rooms, instant messaging options and the capability to download an unlimited number of songs.

A search for Metallica revealed hundreds of songs, but it wa

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Despite Metallica's action against fans, it's still a cinch to get all the band's hits off the Web - and I've thus far suffered no consequences for doing so. demonstrates that this is not a black-and-white issue," stated Shawn Fanning, the 19-year-old who wrote the Napster program.

It's now garnered the honor of being targeted by the satirical online magazine "The Onion" (www. s difficult to discern which MP3 files were songs from CDs and therefore illegal by Metallica's standards, or files of music from live shows, which the band sanctions.

I chose "Enter Sandman," downloaded it, then began headbanging. In the controversy's latest turn, 30,000 of the banned Metallica fans swore under penalty of perjury yesterday that they were identified in error. If they don't, Napster can reinstate the users' accounts.

Now Metallica has 10 days to decide whether to take action against the users. com) has a flash cartoon "Napster Bad" where a animated Metallica members Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield discuss their views.

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