Napster vs RIAA

Napster vs. Music Industry Napster is an ongoing controversy on the Web. Napster is a software program that allows anyone to find their favorite music by connecting them to the computers of millions of other users. It is the simplest way to find the MP3s they want, whenever they want, and share them with the world's largest community of music lovers. An estimated 20 million people have used Napster since it came out last year. …

…new generation of “bootleggers” and instead of alcohol they use MP3s. “Bootleggers” are people who download copyrighted music from Napster, burn it onto a CDR and sell the CDs to make a profit. If this continues, how big of an affect will it have on the music industry in the future? I’m not supporting either side, I’m simply providing you with some information and you can make your own decision. Bibliography NONE