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NAPSTER PAPER -- Right or WrongNAPSTER – RIGHT OR WRONG?

Synopsis

Recent controversy revolving the music industry and the distribution and
"sharing" of music over the Internet has music executives, artists, consumers,
Internet users/advocates, and politicians/judicial courts with conflicting
arguments. After several court room battles, such as the March 5, 2001 Music
Industry vs. Napster case in which Napster was ordered to “catalog the
copyrighted songs it wants removed from the system,” arguments are still and
probably will always be split in half (“Judge”).
The reason being is that some argue, mainly music industry executives, that
on-line services such as Napster or MP3.com are "violating copyright laws and
threatening to erode the economic base for popular music" (Jost). Artists feel
threatened that they will lose control of their music. Many struggling in the
music business may feel that consumers will lose interest in purchasing their
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