RIAA Vs Napster

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Term Paper Title	RIAA Vs Napster
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.18

RIAA vs napster

[Category]:

Business

[Paper Title]:

RIAA vs. Napster

[Text]:

The debate over whether or not Napster Inc. is in violation of existing
copyright infringement laws is a complex issue. Napster’s defense attorneys
claim that because music is shared between users, and Napster is never actually
in possession of these files (the company is merely providing the service by
which these files can be shared), Napster is in fact, not guilty of compromising
copyright infringement laws. According to these same lawyers, the Audio Home
Recording Act of 1992, which rules that it is entirely legal for a consumer to
record and to share copyrighted music providing it not be done for monetary
gain, protects Napster Inc. On the opposing side, The Recording Industry
Association of America asserts that Napster is indirectly acting as a
distributor of copyrighted music, thereby violating the Home Recording Act of
1992.

Napster Inc. was founded in 1999 by nineteen year-old Shawn Fanning. Fanning
dropped out of Northeastern University in order to devote the entirety of his
time to developing Napster’s revolutionary software. The company, who was
financed by venture capital firm Hummer Winblad, totaled $0.0 in sales for 1999.
Napster Inc, however, is currently exploring ways to utilize their over 35
million users in order to turn a profit. Napster can be accessed from any
computer with Internet capabilities, allowing the user to download virtually any
song. This technology does not only threaten the recording industry, but also
any other industry that involves the sale of intellectual property. One might
speculate that the publishing and the movie making industries are next in line
to fall victim to file sharing.

It would be in the best interest of both Napster and the RIAA to reach some
agr...

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