A Limp Concept

I read with great interest Marc Weingarten’s review of Limp Bizkit’s free Napster-sponsored concert (“The Roar of the Populist Heroes,’ Aug. 12).

It is beyond my abilities to comprehend Weingarten’s point of view. By saying “Limp Bizkit should be commended for having its priorities straight,” Weingarten and The Times are willingly supporting a concept of piracy and copyright infringement. It is frightening to me that the concept of intellectual property is being threatened and that the media are taking a biased point of view in reporting it.

For a company or a band to profit at the expense of others is morally bankrupt. By establishing this as a way of life, to condone Napster’s use is a recipe for the decline of moral and artistic freedom. If artists cannot survive by the fruits of their labors, then they will not be able to continue their artistic pursuits. The end result will be the stagnation of cultural expression.

CHRIS BOARDMAN

Sherman Oaks