The Napster Controversy
A year ago, the only people who knew the name Shawn Fanning were his friends, family, and college professors. This year, he's been written about in magazines, appeared on television, and can be recognized by his nickname, "Napster." Fanning created a program that allows users to download software that enables them to search for particular songs, and then, download them to their computers. This program, Napster, has gone under a major controversy that affects many people around the world. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued Napster, claiming the website and Fanning's program are assisting the theft of intellectual property. Dave Mathew from the Dave Matthews Band, referring to his band’s recent Featured Music Promotion with Napster, stated, "Napster: It is the future, in my opinion. That's the way music is going to be communicated around the world. The most important thing now is to embrace it, and that was the spirit by which we did this co-promotion.” Napster is the world's leading file sharing community. In terms of users, the Napster site is the fastest growing in history. Napster claims more than 50 million users (Stepp, 2001). Napster's software application enables users to trace and share med
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