INTRODUCTION Downloading music on the internet has become a big controversial issue over the past years. The question is: Is it okay? I think yes. Music is a creative process (#3), that should be shared and enjoyed by as many people as possible. However record companies around the world believe th...

Copyright Laws For the New Information Age. A good place to start seems to be with stating some facts about copyright laws and providing some background information. In order to make an educated decision on any topic, one should have as much information as possible to make t...

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 Inter...