ary and ¡°transformative¡± use of the work is considered a fair use. As for Napster case, ¡°transformative¡± use of the work does not apply. From the process of converting from CD quality audio files to digital MP3 files, audio quality of original work is diminished, resulting ¡°near-CD¡± audio quality. However, the original content of the music is not modified in any means. Sharing of the files using Napster software does not fall under personal use either. The way Napster software work is that once user logs in, Napster database reads and maintains name and location of the music file that host user has elected to make available. Then user locates the songs by using Napster search engine. Once match is found, user can now download the MP3 files from the host user. So, it can be said that the host user sends the digital file to anonymous receiver, which does not make it a personal distribution. Furthermore, it is true that sales of copyrighted materials, manufactured CD, may have been reduced at some degree. One can successfully argue that financially-dependent young audiences, like teenagers, are more attracted to free MP3 files than purchasing the CD, thereby reducing the revenue of audio industry. However, one can also argue that CD sales among mature audiences may not be affected much, since audio quality may be more important, as well as original CD jacket, than the diminished quality audio files that MP3 provide.
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