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MP3.com—perhaps you've heard of it—soldiers on, signing a deal with Seoul, Korea-based Saehan Media America, the maker of Div@ player. Saehan's next-generation MP3 players will be co-branded with MP3.com and a specific area on the netfit's site will be available to Saehan customers. The Korean translation of Judge Rakoff's decision is apparently still unavailable… MP3.com—perhaps you've lost money in their stock—also signed an agreement with eCal.com, an Internet calendar communications applications service provider (or, sort of an online datebook with fancy gizmos). ECal users will get information on music events and MP3.com band information such as tour dates. Don't forget to mark hilary rosen',390,400);">hilary rosen',390,400);">Hilary Rosen's birthday. Last year you forgot… Speaking of litigation, those wacky guys of Metallica and their attorney, not such a wacky guy, dropped off 13 boxes of paper containing 300,000-plus Napster users that they claim to have violated copyright laws by offering Metallica MP3s through Napster. Napster barrister Laurence Pulgram told the band that they could have just emailed them, but Metallica didn't want to spread the "I Love You" virus. Pulgram added, "If the claims are submitted properly, the company will take the appropriate action to disable the users Metallica has identified." So be sure to sign up under a different user name quick… How ‘bout some dubious poll results: QuickTake.com claims that 80% of Internet users they surveyed believe that it is not unethical to download or share free digital music files. The same number of HITS employees believe that it's okay to download amateur porn, "as long as the boss isn't around."… A national poll of radio listeners, conducted by GoGaGa.com found that Britney Spears is the artist that most never want to hear again. Fine, Ethel Merman it is. Or better yet, one of the two new songs from Jim White available at www.eliansong.com. "Let Him Stay" is about—oh, this is too dumb.