Subfolders could be added to organize the files by type, size, artist, and other categories. The song could then be listened to in MP3 format on the music player Napster provided, or your own, as well as being able to burn those songs onto a CD.
Many others are slightly the same, with some differences to them. Direct Connect, for example has different "rooms" that can be entered to find others to download from. The ability to enter one of these rooms is based on the amount of files you can share with them. Many require about 10gig to be shared. Filetopia is a program that used Napsters outline and made a similar layout. This program also has different rooms that can be entered, but there is no minimum of information you must share to go into one. Most of these programs also offer a chat or private message option. Numerous people can chat in a rather large chat room while they wait for their files to download, or send private messages to another person who you may be swapping files with. .
KaZaA is the new most popular alternative to Napster. As soon as this file sharing program is opened a pop up box opens with it that says, "P2P. The way it should be." This clearly shows what the owners of these websites and programs think about person to person file sharing. Working like a search engine, a media type (Audio, Video, Images, Documents and Software) can even be chosen to narrow the results. If a file is downloaded from a user with a fast connection speed, you can search for more of that users files to download. .
Is downloading files from another computer considered stealing? Some say it is, while others hold different opinions on it. If anyone were to buy a CD, it would take approximately twenty dollars. To download and burn the same CD it would only take three or four dollars. Some say they use the internet to download rare and unique songs that may not be released onto a CD.