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Morality of Napster: To Free or Not to Free?

Musicians and record labels together form the social group associated with the music industry. They share a set of morals regarding many aspects of music. An aspect that has come into question by the public within the past few years is that of music copyright infringement. Although the aforementioned group believes that obtaining songs without paying for them is illegal and immoral, it has become a popular practice through services such as Napster. The public respects musicians and their record labels and feels that downloading music online is not a disrespectable act and instead it shows reverence towards music makers.

Recorded music and its technology have changed dramatically through the years. It is still changing, no doubt, from vinyls and cassettes to compact discs and mini discs. Currently the creation of the MP3 technology is a much talked about topic within the music industry when it concerns piracy and breach of copyright.

Record companies and distributors have always felt threatened when a new form of media technology, for example the cassette tape or compact disc, is released to the public. It is because these technologies not only help to distribute music, but consumers are also 'encouraged' easier copying of p

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