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... Napster was the pioneer of a new wave of programs created to facilitate downloading from the internet. ... Napster focused its features on downloading music, not from internet, but from another user’s computer. ... This, of course, untied a controversy between the creator of Napster and music industry, which said that downloading music from internet is illegal and was causing losses in the music business. In the end, music industry won the “war” and Napster was eliminated, but its legacy continued reflecting in programs such as kazaa, emule, shareaza, etc. ... Napster has some benefits for the users, but it is prejudicial for the music industry. ... That is how napster was created. ... For this to work, both users (the requester and the provider) need to download and install napster from www.napster. ... After installed, the “requester” uses an internal browser that comes with the software and types the name of the desired song. This information is sent to napster who searches for the required song among users that also have the program installed. Done this, napster sends a list of the users that have the song wanted to the original requester, who then, can decide from which user he wants to download the song. ...
There are many advantages of napster. ... Napster also provides a virtual community of music lovers who use the program for a same purpose, sharing music trough internet. ... Moreover, Napster has a feature that allows the user to resume downloads without losing the information that is already downloaded. These are some of the advantages that napster has when it comes to download mp3s. ... Another advantage is that trough internet, especially using Napster, it is easier to find songs that are hard or impossible to find in a music store, maybe because the song desired is old or the interpreter is not famous enough to be marketable all over the world. ... Programs like Napster provide the user with the opportunity to have songs within 5 minutes in the commodity of one’s own home and the best part (for the user) it is free! ... Artists that are not very popular can show and distribute their music using programs like Napster.
Approximate Word count = 1783 Approximate Pages = 7.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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