... interest with computers grew from a hobby into an obsession throughout high school. In his freshman year at Northeast University, he attempted to enter computer courses higher than entry level. He was not allowed to enter these courses so in his spare time, he began writing a program based ... Shaun decided he would write the Beta, which is a primary program, for what he called Napster. He had a vision of all users being connected to one central computer and a song list that would be constantly updated. After writing a small version, he gave it to his friends and family to ... it become...

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... Peer File Sharing With broadband Internet service becoming more accessible and affordable, there is an ever-growing group of internet users who are looking to exchange files with other users of similar interests. The concept "peer to peer file sharing" became popular when the digital music revolution hit in ... in the theater. It is possible to download episodes of your favorite television shows, books, audio books in MP3 format, magazines, video games and computer software. Unfortunately, due to the current copyright laws, these shared files appear to be illegal in nature if you do no...

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... was founded in May of 1999 by Shawn Fanning. Fanning, a freshman at Northeastern University, began peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, allowing users to trade music over the Internet without paying or sacrificing quality. Napster spread quickly, especially among teens, through word of mouth and was soon a ... a digital audio interface device. And shortly after, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Napster users are illegally copying and distributing copyrighted commercial songs. It orders Napster to stop its users from trading and distributing copyrighted material. However, the rulin...

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... of the internet also damaged some parts of the economy. Before the internet, sharing files had to be accomplished through manually carrying the disk from computer to computer. When the internet took shape, files could be transferred anywhere in the world with a click of the mouse. This opened the door to ... commodity to be used by all. Everyone has the right to have whatever software, music or multimedia they want. Such is the mentality, millions on millions of users each night, with a simple click, and in that one click lacking all regard for intellectual property. Software is nothing b...

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... make a computer program so simple that would change the music industry forever? Sean Fanning who is behind the whole operation called his music online service Napster after his own childhood nickname. The Napster software (http://WWW.napster.com), launched early in 1999, allows Internet users to share ... and download MP3 files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network for free. The software is used by downloading a program from the Napster site ... and then connecting to the network through this software, which allows sharing (uploading and downloading) of MP3 files ...

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... music, pictures, movies and much more from someone else's computer. On of the most well known places for file sharing is Napster. Users at home use Napster by installing their software on their computer, searching for files they wish to download from someone else's computer just like theirs, and sharing the file with others just ... up the claim that Napster has taken away approximately $12 million worth of album sales" (Smith). I have research other studies proving that Napster users, more often than not, use the program to sample songs, and then go out and buy the cd, assuming they lik...

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... computer and started to create a program that would help the common man, spark controversy, and change and revolutionize the music industry. His name is Shawn Fanning, and his creation was Napster. Napster would forever change the way people would listen, share and acquire music, and the music industry would never again be the same. Napster, launched early in 1999, allowed Internet users ... to share and download MP3 files (music files) directly from any computer connected to the Napster network. The software is used by downloading a client program from the ... Napster site and then con...

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... venture by the German company Fraunhofer-IIS (Underhill and Gertier, 16). The format is officially designated as MPEG audio layer three. The computer file extension is ".mp3". The extension name became the popular name for the format. When an MP3 is created, it compresses the size ... these compression factors, a single recordable CD (CD-R) can hold hundreds of files. 2 The MP3 phenomenon was at first limited to the personal computer, but as the popularity of the format grew, several companies began developing personal MP3 players. The first players were small and of limited capacity, .....

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Is downloading songs off of Napster morally acceptable? If you own a computer, have downloaded music or have listened to any current news you have by no doubt heard of Napster and their constant disputes ... needs to look into how Napster originated. In January 1999, in a dorm room at North Eastern University in Boston, Shawn Fanning, a 19 year old music and computer enthusiast created the first versions of Napster. It started out being a project in which just a few friends were trying to facilitate the trading of compressed music files ... started out to be a simple software tool to make tra...

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... and millions of people, this activity became an epidemic, resulting in millions of dollars lost. One person would purchase a CD, upload all the songs to his computer, than share them with thousands of other end users who in turn would download the songs and listen to them freely. According to the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, it is legal to make ... . The solution to the "Napster" problem has been at first to shut it down, with it later being refined to the users paying a monthly fee. Consequently, Napster lost most its user base when these changes took effect, with most users switch...

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... such as the Internet, digital media can be transferred quickly and exponentially. In 1987, the Moving Pictures Expert Group created a standard in music media called a MPEG 3 or MP3. MP3's allow users to take audio CD's and store them in compressed files on their computers. Because of their small size, MP3's quickly adapted to the online environment. A small program, that when downloaded ... to your computer can allow you to share MP3 files freely, Napster is an example of how quickly media can spread. It is the largest online community with over 15.9 million users and is one of the firs...

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... from 15 to 45 minutes. The best part of the service is that it does not cost anything to download these music files. Since the files are "shared" by numerous users on one easy-to-use interface, they can be downloaded by anyone with access to the Internet. There are several other music sharing communities besides Napster. Scour Exchange, Imesh, Audio ... the results. You then pick one of the files from the list of the results and click on it. It then begins to download onto the hard drive of your computer. When the file is complete, the song can be found in the library folder. The songs ...

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... just that; the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently filed a lawsuit against the well known internet based company, Napster, who offers internet users the option to trade MP3s. The case states " [T]he company is enabling millions of computer users to obtain unauthorized copies of songs, thereby disrupting music sales and encouraging widespread copyright violations." (323). Everyone that goes through Napster to trade ... ...

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Music Piracy: Should It Be Allowed? File sharing is when people share files on their computers with other users. This is done across the internet and made possible by peer-to-peer programs. These files can be anything: pictures, text, pornography, movies, etc. I will be focusing on music. The ... (Recording Industry Association of America) and related parties, Napster started deteriorating. Filters prevented certain artists from being listed in searches and if you had songs by certain artists on your computer, you would be banned. I once started up Napster only to be greeted with this messag...

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... music industry began to face a new foe like no other. With the combination of software such as Napster and the MP3 technology, users can now download songs with near CD quality at no cost. With all this new computer technology(Internet, MP3, Napster), moral issues have been subject to debate like never before. Is downloading free music stealing from the music industry ... ...

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... can go who want to participate in that kind of activity. And if you, in effect, impose on the directory-service provider liability to investigate, monitor, and control what the users are doing, it is very difficult to see how that kind of technology is never going to work." Mp3's are shared over what Napster calls the Napster Community. This is ... desire out of all the listed and you begin to download it. The transfer process then begins and finally when it is done you have a complete song stored on your computer in MP3 format, which you can now burn onto a CD if you wish. According to...

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