The majority of Internet users download MP3 files. ... With this software, anyone with a music CD and computer could produce a MP3 file. ... Numerous options were available to computer users, and most of the software was free (Jones 2). ... When a user searches for a song, the database on the Napster server tells the user who has the song they are looking for. ... Over 40 million people became Napster users. ...

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The round of recent lawsuits caps a broad investigation that began in June, when music companies said they would begin tracking down heavy users of file-sharing networks. By using a file-sharing program online, anyone can easily determine how many files a particular user is making available to others. ... Users who sign an sworn statement promising to delete illegal copies of songs on their computers and take other steps are promised to not be sued for their past actions, the recording companies said. ... These "uploaders" are people who allow others to download music from their computers. .....

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Simplistically, the issue of Internet music distribution concerns three groups of people the Internet users who download music, the organizations and individuals who distribute music through Internet sites, and lastly the artists and their record companies, record manufactures and music stores. As the Internet users generally argue, Internet music distribution has numerous advantages. Even novice Internet users can now access the virtually any songs ever written in a matter of seconds. This can all be done from the personal computer and is far more practical for people than the previous means...

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