Digital music, in combination with the internet, has allowed people all across the world to download any song they desire completely free of charge. This is great for consumers, but it is a frightening problem for all involved in the music industry. Illegal downloads have taken the online world by...

Dear Mr. President,I'd like to discuss a problem involving music sharing and Napster in America today. With the recent court hearing against Napster many teenagers and people are enraged with the judgment against Napster. I feel that music sharing should be legal regardless of the copyright laws i...

Fighting Music PiracyAh Internet, what a phenomenal invention! These days absolutely anything is possible to do and to get through the Internet. For instance, some of the most popular positive activities include the availability to instantly access the museums and libraries all across the wo...

NapsterAh, the Internet, what a wondrous invention. It is a speedy alternative to the U.S. Postal Service, a tool for enriching the minds of many, a worldwide shopping mall, and also a haven for copyright pillagers. Or is it? The last eighteen or so months of news from the mus...

Mike Rossi Sarah Holmes Writing 101 November 27, 2000 Napster, Fighting for Survival The Internet provides many different types of information on virtually any topic possible. There are many components that make up the Internet besides text. Software that is available on the Interne...

Napster What would you do if had a access to all the music that you wanted and it was free? Well, in the age of the internet this situation is possible with mp3's. Mp3's are compressed digital audio files which has near cd quality sound. It was developed by a German engineering form cal...

The internet has forever changed the way we get our information. Though the technology has been around for about 40 years it was not perfected until the early to mid 1990's. With the introduction of ISP's such as America Online, Compuserve, general usage of the internet skyrockete...

In recent years, the recording industry has been fighting a losing war to maintain and increase CD sales levels. The reason for lower sales is not that recorded music has become unpopular. The reasons are because Internet technology and servers like MP3, Monster, Kazaa and other web sites allow us...

Napster In 1999 Shawn Fanning, an 18-year old college dropout, created a program that would allow him and his friends to share digital music files (MP3s) between each other. His program, named Napster, has sparked a historical debate about copyright law and the Internet. Napster is a free Internet m...

So it's a Friday night and you, being a stereotypical Penn State student, are ready to go out. Whether it be the latest fraternity party, or just a get together in an apartment, everyone is well aware of the evenings plans. Go to a party, drink some beer, take a few shots, and make your way home at ...