"While we respect the Court's decision, we believe, contrary to the Court's ruling today, that Napster users are not copyright infringers and we will pursue every legal avenue to keep Napster operating," he said. "We have been saying all along that we seek an industry-supported solution that makes payments to artists, songwriters and other rightsholders while preserving the Napster file-sharing community experience."

Napster attorney David Boies issued a statement saying Napster will appeal yesterday's decision.

Those at Napster are not the only ones disappointed by yesterday's decision. Many Harvard students who use Napster were upset by the prospect of losing access to the music-sharing database.

"I'm definitely going to miss it when it's gone," Phyllis G. Maloney '04 said.

John E. Friberg '02 said he felt the ruling is in some ways opposed to the concept of freedom of speech.

"Napster is a good thing," he said. "I think the college community will be hurt if it's forced to shut down."

Those in the recording industry, on the other hand, are viewing the decision as only the beginning of righting the wrongs created by Napster.