Napster, a storm that has engulfed millions

Thesis: Why people should go pro-Napster and leave the bickering to the politicians.

a. Why music companies are retaliating

i. Loss of money due to file sharing systems

ii. The greed of the music companies

i. So many people can hear their music

ii. They are not affected by sales as much as record companies

III. What do the fans think about Napster

Napster, a storm that has engulfed millions

For many years the record companies have fixed record prices to avoid competing with each other and to maximize their profits. One reason to be against the record industry is because of their own greed and self-serving motivations. Currently, the record companies are collaborating in order to force Napster to shut down. However, not all musicians in the record industry want Napster shut down. Musicians and bands want Napster to "stay up" so that their

ich many people have. The bands not only support Napster because it personally benefits the majority of them, but because most bands play music to be heard and the more people hear their music the better, which is what music is all about. The interest of most bands is not solely based only on money, as is the case with the record companies, which control them.

n. The truth is that the record companies feel their profits would increase with the shut down of Napster and sales would increase more so after that. Now, if Dave noticed an increase in profits he would assume that the duplication of his product was not hurting his business, but rather he might feel it was helping advertise his new product. However, this is just a theory. The record companies seem to feel the opposite way. I think it is safe to say that the record companies have formed an alliance against Napster because of the greed, which powers the American economy.

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