The Controversy Over Napster

Napster's Controversies 30th March, 2000 Through Salon's recent article on why many professional musicians dislike Napster - software that allows users to easily exchange MP3 music files - through this recent article on this question It is familiar and attractive. In order to put out a statement with a hint of voice and with indignation hint, "Artists must earn reward for their work." Today most of us seem to prefer common sense, law of nature, but in reality it is a relatively new concept of historical years.

Sharing music on the Internet has been a problem for the last few years and it remains a big problem today. Music controversy began with a peer-to-peer file sharing web application, Napster, designed to allow users to share music files over the Internet. Napster initially started out as a small web application sharing music with a few friends, but as the app grew among users, it began to attract the attention of the music industry. Some artists, especially Metallica and Dre filed a lawsuit against Napster who was angry with Web applications, but in 2001 Napster finally closed for a lawsuit against the American record industry association.

Napster is the leader of Internet companies. Napster is a software program that enables registered users to download and upload music for free. In the past few years, Napster has become a target of criticism, opposition, litigation. It was always one of the most popular controversies in the music industry. Napster has two very different perspectives. According to RIAA's senior vice president and counsel attorney, Napster advertises copyright infringement and is trying to build a business with the support of artists and copyright holders. It is illegally copied to Napster "(Meehan 7)

In the controversy against Napster, many supporters struggled to maintain freedom. This case prevents plaintiffs from using music copyright management to manage Napster's decentralized technology and it will not change the Internet in such a way as to jeopardize the current barriers to the advertisement and distribution of music It is about whether it can be done. Due to this small situation, people in the United States have felt freedom of music freely. I believe that mp3 and Napster always introduce unknown bands, can not even buy CDs and CD players, was a gateway to spreading overflowing songs. Napster is a device to share, not steal. Supporting Napster is probably one of the best things we can do, as we are fighting for the right to freedom of music.