The_Right_To_Share_Music_Over_The_Internet

The Right To Share Music Over The Internet Lately, everyone has been talking about Napster, a computer program that allows people to share their music over the Internet. Amazingly, people can now download music that they have always wanted right at their fingertips. Shawn Fanning created this revolutionary, yet, simple idea that incorporates the inconvenience of a search engine with a file-sharing system database. However, this simple idea has stirred up a heated legal battle. An alliance of record companies sued Napster on the grounds of copyright infringement. These record companies believe that “Napster is thus enabling and encouraging the illegal copying and distribution of copyrighted music”(RIAA-recording industry of America). These very powerful and rich record companies want the control and power of the distribution of music amongst the general public. This power and control of music should not be in the hands of a small, elite group of selfish and rich record companies. The general public should have the power and control of the distribution of music. No one thought that someone like Shawn Fanning could harness the power of the Internet into a simple, yet effective program that could link millions of people together. Fanning got music, napster, people, internet, over, control, because, sharing, riaa, industry, share, recording, distribution, fanning, artists, should, shared, sales, record, mp3s, between, power, fact, computer, simple, shawn, right, program, money, legal, issue, idea, files, copyright, companies