ainchild, but this joy would soon turn into a battle for freedom because Napster was freely distributing copyrighted songs. On May 8, 2000, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued the creators of Napster for music piracy. It has become more of a battle for personal rights than copyrights. It has moved to the Supreme Court and has the media and public waiting for the latest court decisions. They are suing Napster for giving people the ability to download music, even though Napster argues that they are not responsible because they do not supply the songs. Napster can be downloaded and installed without a charge. After a user sets up the program, it becomes an online music community. The user can select songs they want other users to be able to download from their computer library, then they may download songs from other users' personal computer library. According to Napster, 800,000 users are logged onto the server at any given time. A wide variety of musical genres are available for users of every nation, style and age. The Fifth Amendment states, in part, that no one shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Shaun Fanning created Napster with his own creative genius and no intent to infringe on artists' rights. Technically, our government has the right to shut down Napster and its productions because it serves as a base for music piracy. However, the statement that, "no one shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law," backs up Napsters sides of the argument as well.

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