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Napster

Napster

A battle is being fought over how we access our music. Technology has greatly changed the days of going to the record store to purchase music. Now we are able to link to millions of music lovers around the world by hopping on our computers, getting on the interenet and by using a file-sharing program called Napster. Now many questions arise: Is it stealing from the artists or is it stealing from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)? It also brings about the questions of how "free" the internet should be. Where do we even begin to regulate this giant beast called the World Wide Web?
According to www.news.com, the RIAA is stating that napster allows approximately sixty-four million users around the world to steal music from the artists who created it. Yes, it is true that napster allows millions of users to download songs for absolutely free; however, isn't this what the artist want from there music? Don't they want their music to be heard......


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