1.What was the premise behind the Recording Industry Association of Americas lawsuit against Napster?

2.Based on your knowledge of how Napster works, if you downloaded a copy of a song from a friends hard drive using Napster, would you be infringing on the musicians or record companys copyright?

3.Describe the scope of the Digital Millennium Recording Act and what or whom does it protect?

4.What was the link between the Digital Millennium Recording Act and the Napster legal proceedings?

5.What are the legal implications of Napsters online music sharing service?

6.What are the ethical implications of Napsters online music sharing service?

7.What are the information systems security implications of Napsters service?

8.Why did Napster ultimately have to shut down its services?

9.Napster obtained direct financial benefit from the infringement of users.

10.If Napster acted as a distributor and provided back-end royalties through the RIAA to the original owners of copyrights to the music, do you think Napster would still be in existence and possibly one of the largest online music distributors?

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