Napster

Records vs. Napster, Inc. stated that record companies and music producers are filing a lawsuit against Napster. Napster is an online media source that serves the consumers for downloading music to their tablets, I phone’s, MP3 players, to where the consumers must have access to the Napster system to receive files and data. The A & M records are suing for the copyrights that the Napster is taking advantage from the music industry that the company had no rights to give permission over to Napster to transfer

industry. We went from buying hard copy CDs to developing music streaming services. The music industry changed once Napster was created. Napster allowed people to easily share Mp3 files from each other's computers. It was a free streaming service that enabled you to download anything you wanted without having to pay a dime. It made CD sales plummet and hard copy CDs became obsolete. Napster was the foundation of torrenting. It made Limewire, Bearshare, and other file sharing services where you can illegally

Napster can exist within the law, but does not at present time.  To prove this assertion, we must look at four points.  First, we must distinguish all of the parties involved in the use of Napster.  We will then examine the technology behind digital music in general, and specifically Napster.  Then we will be able to detail the case against Napster, as well as the applicable law involved.  After looking at Napster's defense

how their music is being stolen and therefore lowering their album sales. The major blame has been put on Napster and other file sharing software available on the Internet. Napster was a music sharing software that was shut down because of copying and distributing unauthorized MP3 files that violated the United States and foreign copyright laws. One of the major reasons why Napster was shutdown is

recording a movie for viewing at a later time was considered fair use. (Baase, 242-243) This case with Sony verses Universal Studios is not the only example where the fair use doctrine has been tested. A very famous example is that of the idea of Napster being

Grokster case and the A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster case. Both cases differ in many ways however they also have similarities. A lot of music and other sorts of entertainment are being distributed for free all over the internet. What some people do not think of are the consequences that will be faced if they get caught. Not only is the distributor at risk for getting caught but those of us that download the software illegally can be charged. Both Grokster and Napster “distributed free software that allowed

others before it was even released publicly. The popular heavy metal band Metallica discovered one of their singles was circulating widely on Napster before being officially released, and even ended up playing on some radio stations. This caught the attention of the band and they soon realized their entire music catalogue was available for free on Napster and decided to file a lawsuit (Doan). Hip hop artist Dr. Dre also filed a lawsuit against

software is often free and easily available. Services such as Kazaa, Ares, LimeWire and BearShare are examples of sites that offer these programs free of charge. Other times, the software may be offered in the form of a subscription, such as iTunes and Napster. But is file sharing ethical? The music industry says no, where as the millions of file sharers agree that downloading is. History of Downloading Audio over the Internet With broadband Internet service becoming more accessible and affordable

against Napster. A month later Rapper and music producer Dr.Dre also filled a law suit against Napster, this was after a failed attempt in asking Napster to remove his music off the website. After a year they settled both lawsuits, but this was the end of the dispute with the music industry and Napster. In 1999 the RIAA ( The Recording Industry Association of America) filed a lawsuit on behalf of many record labels who felt that Napster was infringing on their copyrights. By 2000 Napster was ordered

The Napster web site made file swapping over the Internet available via the software necessary for the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file transfer to work. P2P is software that when downloaded onto someone 's computer, enables that person to access another person 's computer to find and copy certain files that the software is designed to recognize. It was used primarily for copying MP3 files, as a result avoiding the need to actually purchase music on CD or some other format. The popularity of Napster happened