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Napster : Right or Wrong ?
"As an artist, there are so many ways that we can be taken advantage of. To have yet one more way to stip an artist of making an honest living is just to much. That's why I sued." ( Levy, 51 )
- Andre Young ( Dr. Dre)
Rapper/Producer
There are many ways that an artist can be stripped of making an honest living, Napster, one
of the many 'Mp3' services online, is the latest. An Mp3 ( short for ISO-MPEG Audio Layer 3 ) is a digital
compression of a music or video file so it's easier to send to one another over the internet ( Levy, 51 ).
Napster is an online music source where you can search for a song and download it absolutely free, with just
one click from your fingertips.
The Napster program, created by 19 year-old college drop out Shawn Fanning, is the fastest
growing site in history. It recently passed the 25 million mark in less than a year since it was released
(Greenfeld, 62 ). His program allows you to download copyright music, and that's why he is being sued by a
number of corporations. Napster is being sued by RIAA ( the Recording Industry Association of America ),
record companies ( BMG, the holder of lables like: Arista, Bad Boy, RCA, LaFace ), and artists ( Rock band
Metallica and Rapper/Producer Dr.Dre).
"I'm down for a parallel business even if it's parasitic. Napster is the new radio. It's the most
exciting thing since rap, disco and the Beatles." said rapper Chuck D, and it did it is ( Levy, 51 ). Napster is
like a radio. You can listen to music and preview it for free. Some artists are actually for Napster like Chuck
D. , Neil Young, and...
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