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1,516 wordsThis chapter introduces the dispute between Napster, Inc. , and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the copyrights issue, the subsequent effects on todays music industry sales, and the abuse of such software on college campuses across America. Napster, Inc. was founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in 1999. Shawn was only 19 years old when he wrote the program Napster at Northeastern University. Napster is a software program that allows individuals to freely trade sound file...
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1,329 wordsNAPSTER, INC. END-USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE NAPSTER WEBSITE, ALONG WITH ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION (THE SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REFERRED TO HEREIN AS YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN NAPSTER IS UNWILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU, AND YOU SHOULD NOT ...
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1,045 wordsShawn Fanning, a freshman in college, launched Napster in the beginning of 1999. Napster allows Internet users to share and download MP 3 (music) files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network, which could be hundreds of thousands of people. You can use Napster by downloading the software from the Internet site, and then connecting to the network using this software, which allows the sharing of all your MP 3 files with anyone else on the network. Unlike many other file sharing...
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1,684 wordsIn 1998, a computer science major at Northeastern University, sat in front of his computer and started to create a program that would help the common man, spark controversy, and change and revolutionize the music industry. His name is Shawn Fanning, and his creation is Napster. Napster would forever change the way people would listen, share and acquire music, and the music industry would never again be the same. Napster, launched early in 1999, allows Internet users to share and download MP 3 fi...
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1,355 wordsFor many years the record companies have fixed record prices to avoid competing with each other and to maximize their profits. Currently, the record companies are collaborating in order to force Napster to shut down. The record companies are claiming that Napster is breaking copyright laws. Napster is a peace of software available for free on the Internet, which allows you to download almost any song you can think of. All you need to get Napster is a computer and Internet connection, the faster ...
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1,184 words... eople would be more likely to purchase them. In this case, Napster could continue, serving it's purpose as a 'try before you buy' application for the music industry. Just as people still purchase and rent videos even though they can record movies from TV and borrow tapes from friends, people will continue to buy CDs, and will be encouraged even more so if prices are reduced and extras given away with the music. Music industry players such as BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group), EMI, Sony and Unive...
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993 wordsNapster Outline Introduction. 2 The nature of Napster a. Creation of the website. 2 b. Scope of activity... 3 Conclusion a. Napster's contribution to the music industry... 3 b. Historical arguments... 4 References... 5 Introduction The topic of the paper is Napster with all its pros and antis. To consider the topic properly we " re trying first of all: to decide what kind of phenomenon Napster represents i. e. what its nature is; then to analyze if noncommercial and personal purposes can be cons...
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2,882 wordsDigital Bootlegging and Its effects on the Music Industry Before the advent of MP 3 files it would require 1. 400 megabytes to represent just one second of stereo music in CD quality. MP 3 is short for Moving Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer III. Standard MP 3 compression is at a 10: 1 ratio, and yields a file that is about 4 MB for a three-minute track. In 1987, Prof. Dieter Seitzer of the University of Erlangen created the MP 3 format to replace pre-existing MPEG audio coding. The reason MP ...
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2,870 wordsControlling the Internet Censorship plays a role in everything that is portrayed on the Internet. However, due to the size and its rapid growth, it has become almost impossible to control. In respect to censorship in the Internet, we will be examining the issues of pornography, privacy, security, and the Napster debate. In 1989, the World Wide Web was developed. This new technology enabled Internet users to exchange information on a global scale. With no restrictions on what information could be...
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1,489 wordsFrom the writings of Burke I get the understanding that he believes that representation is done through the idea of symbols; symbol making, symbol using and symbol misusing. He believes that we use language, that we use it best in a nonverbal way in which we all can understand. And that language verbal or not is the essential key to all representations through any lens or idea. He also believed that we invented the idea of anything to be negative and that we are what makes things negative. Simpl...
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1,260 wordsMusic blares from the speakers every morning as I sit down to type my homework. 320 songs from many different artists and genres of music are available in my library. Most of these are local artists, one hit wonders, and acts that I have discovered through Napster. Because I am not willing to dish out the $ 150 plus for a burner or spend the money buying every one of these CD s, the only time of day I have to listen to these songs is while using the computer for educational or recreational use. ...
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2,080 wordsNapster: The affect on album sales Napster is a computer program written in 1998, by Shawn Fanning, while he was a student at Northeastern University. It allows us to download songs for free from other people that have the program. There has been a lot of debate on whether Napster helps or harms album sales. Several studies give us mixed signals on the impact of this music-sharing software. Music Executives, and artists like Dr. Dre and Metallica, believe that Napster is hurting the music indust...
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949 wordsNapster is an integrated browser and communications system provided by Napster, Inc. , to enable musicians and music fans to locate bands and music available in the MP 3 and WMA music formats. The MP 3 and WMA files that you locate using Napster are not stored on Napster's servers. Napster users decide what content to make available to others using the Napster browser, and what content to download. Napster utilizes file name filtering technology within the limits of the Napster architecture in o...
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2,056 wordsNapster Napster Napster s Battle Napster has become a part of all most every individuals vocabulary. It can be argued that Napster is the same blank tapes, meaning that both can record music from the original format and be used to play later. Also, people who think that Napster should be shut down say that it is taking money away from the artist and their royalties. It is subject debated; whether or not Napster has violated the copyright laws set forth by the record companies. This is to be dete...
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1,808 wordsBack in the Napster Napster Back in the late 1970 s, out of nowhere, a college dropout created a computer operating system that changed the world and created the Microsoft empire. Today, a Boston-area college dropout s idea is transforming the way people think about technology and the Internet. All it took was a laptop, some solitude, and about 60 hours without sleep for 21 year old Shawn Fanning to become a one man info rave. His work, the file-sharing application called Napster, created during...
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1,268 wordsEnglish 001 Section Napster Ryan Jacobson English 001 Section 1017 The Argument With Napster The Napster software (web), launched early in 1999, allows internet users to share and download MP 3 files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network. The software is used by downloading a program from the Napster site and then connecting to the network through this software, which allows sharing (uploading and downloading) of MP 3 files between all users connected to the network. While ...
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932 wordsThe problems faced by Napster and how it affects us. INTRODUCTION Shawn Fanning let his closely cropped coiffure grow a bit shaggy, so his friends started calling him nappy. That evolved into a new nickname, Napster, which became the Internet handle he used in chat rooms. After sharing tips on guitar playing, Fanning told two cyber pals about a revolutionary software program he was working on. Encouraged by his new friends, he wrote the program and the idea attracted a sizable cash donation from...
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1,367 wordsNapster: The End or Merely the Beginning If you havent heard of Napster before you should be asking yourself what planet youre from? From when it first was programmed by 19 year old Shawn Fanning, people could tell it was going to be a big success. And it was, spreading like a fire and causing all kinds of media hype as well as causing its share of various legal problems. So if you have been living in a cave or another planet Ill try to explain Napster to you as best as I can. Napster allows you...
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1,413 wordsNapster Napster Vs. Riaa Argumentative Napster is: Not Violating Copyrights Going to be a Useful Tool for Musicians in the Future Copyright infringement has quickly become one of the most talked about issues of the internet. The most difficult aspect is defining its boundaries and pinpointing its limits. The distribution of music via Napster is a perfect example of a controversial issue that has sprouted due to copyright questions. Technically, Napster is not violating any copyright laws. Althou...
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905 wordsShutting Down Napster is Not the Solution Almost everyone has heard of Napster and its long debated issue s of file swapping and sharing. Considering Napster s short-lived existence of about a year and a half, they have certainly opened many people s eyes. Some say the file swapping that Napster allows everyone to do is illegal; others says it s just another thing to do on the internet. Napster has done much good for the internet, adding one more good thing that the internet can do for us. Napst...
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