Napster was sued first by the RIAA and then by the heavy metal group Metallica. It is currently facing lawsuits from five major record labels, all over the subject of copyright infringement. Each time there are rumours about its demise, it seems more users than ever flock to the site.

Napster is new kind of software that combines chat features and a music player to let users share their MP3 libraries with each other. Its software aims to make finding MP3 files easier on the Internet. No files are actually hosted on Napster servers as Napster provides access to music files on other user's computers. In addition to its search features, Napster contains three major components:

A chat program to enable users to chat with each other in forums based on music genre.

The court case fought by Napster and other similar companies has had a large effect on the rest of the online music market and their approach to the sharing of songs and CD's. The next few years are set to bring confusion and chaos as music companies experiment with online business models. Companies still have to deal with the tremendous consumer interest in downloading music and are being forced to look at new ways of catering to this expanding market.

But like Napster and other music sites, MP3.com has received more attention for its troubles in the courtroom than its technological breakthroughs.

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