Koolguy
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Where did THEY get one billion from?
http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/02/20/napster.settlement.ap/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/02/20/napster.settlement.ap/index.html
Now that you think about it, Napster is being protected by the law.Napster has argued it is not to blame for how subscribers use copyrighted material, citing a 1984 case in which the Supreme Court refused to hold VCR manufacturers and videotape retailers liable for people copying movies
Didn't VCR companies know about their users using VCR's for "unlawful" purposes? It's really wierd if they don't...But the appeals court said no such protection extends to Napster because the company knew users were swapping copyrighted songs.
Originally posted by Coolin B]Didn't VCR companies know about their users using VCR's for "unlawful" purposes? It's really wierd if they don't... [/B]
Actually, there are many people out there who use Napster for trading parodies and jokes. Although Napster may have been created to trade copyrighted songs, people use it for legal purposes too. Many startup bands also get free publicity by trading their songs on Napster.Originally posted by Rodie
Napster (whether we want to admit it or not) was created so people could trade commercially-copyrighted mp3's with ease.