Napster com. on Internet. The site was used by a growing number of people

to exchange songs on mp3 format: a practice that for the RIIA, the association of the American Record Company, is a violation of the copy-right and of the competition, and it wrongly steals incalculable profit to affiliate like Emi, Sony, Warner.

The petition showed and signed by a lot of fans also in Italy described the fans' power who listen to music while the media hurry to describe young people like hackers and outlaw trying not to disappoint the expectation of Italian record companies themselves are being route by a phenomena that had found them completely unprepared.

We have already noticed a tribute of fidelity from young for the one had invented the system but we have also noticed signals of precaution also from promoter of competition system.

That’s how the lawyer of Napster have tried to dismount the matters of the accusation.

No agreement has been reached by Napster in San Francisco for the case brought by RIAA; the judges haven't taken any decision regard the delicate question yet.

Nevertheless they will ponder on the subject and they will postpone the case. The Court of Justice has decided too adjourn the final verdict. And for the joy of all the fans, Napster will still play. Personally, having Internet, we use Napster only to download songs and MP3 for personal use, and note to illegal commerce of CD copy.

From this point of view, Napster is a convenient program for the diffusion of the music and a program which is accepted by singers who play for passion and not only for money, also if they are very rare.

written by   Francesca Arienti, Mattia Piasini, Biagio Breglia