Napster's History
The history of borrowing and sharing has been around ever since the Indians ; but in today's technology driven society the idea of sharing and borrowing has taken a whole different kind of meaning. Today with the internet, sharing and borrowing can be considered stealing. People today are illegally sharing music, ideas, and other forms of media through the internet. It is so easy to get the song or movie that you like for free.
The company that started all of this peer-to-peer sharing was Napster. Its technology allowed people to easily share their MP3 files with other members. Other companies along with Napster had also allowed this to happen.This had then led to massive copyright violations.
Now their are so many laws and bills being passed regarding internet privacy and copyright issues. One of the major bills trying to be passed today are SOPA and PIPA.These bills will greatly the future of our society as a whole.
The company that started all of this peer-to-peer sharing was Napster. Its technology allowed people to easily share their MP3 files with other members. Other companies along with Napster had also allowed this to happen.This had then led to massive copyright violations.
Now their are so many laws and bills being passed regarding internet privacy and copyright issues. One of the major bills trying to be passed today are SOPA and PIPA.These bills will greatly the future of our society as a whole.