Since the companies debut last year, an estimated 20 million people have used Napster's software to download MP3 music files. But recently Napster has been the topic of much concern due to the fact that Napster is assisting in the duplication of copyrighted songs and musical compositions of which the composers hold rights. This caused a series of court cases and ethical banter between Napster and certain musicians that have differing views of Napster's affect on the music industry. The most recent news is that Napster has made peace with some of the record companies since the initial complaints but there are still other companies and music groups that are not ready to settle and accept that Napster will not be shut down.

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MP3 players play music on your portable device just like the portable CD player, just without the use of CD's, instead, MP3's are used. MP3's downloaded onto a computer can then be transferred to a MP3 player. These devices store digital music files into removable or internal memory using memory cards that are the size of a postage stamp. These players can hold much more music than a CD and the quality of sound is much better.

Though there are a few disadvantages like their price and their short battery life, there are clearly more advantages to the portable MP3 player and they are a great item to have for any avid music fan.

Economic Impact on the Individual Consumer

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