f paying royalties to artists whose songs are downloaded over their software. It is really the only practical way that Napster can continue and even though it will cost the company a lot to implement this system, it will mean that Napster will be safe from litigation by the music industry. It will mean that Napster users will no longer have to worry that they are breaking the law, and will encourage artists to embrace online distribution. I would recommend that Napster subsidises the cost of the royalty payments by showing advertising within the application (much like GetRight (http://www.getright.com/) and CuteFTP (http://www.cuteftp.com) do). This advertising could be used by advertisers to target music enthusiasts, meaning increased revenue for Napster. I believe that if the royalty option, subsidised by advertising is implemented, Napster will be able to continue safely and profitably. 6. Bibliography Napster - http://www.napster.com/ - 20/8/00 Gnutella - http://gnutella.wego.com/ - 20/8/00 FreeNet - http://freenet.sourceforge.net/ - 20/8/00 E-Music.com - http://www.emusic.com/ - 21/8/00 MP3.com - http://www.mp3.com/ - 22/8/00 RIAA / Who We Are - http://www.riaa.com/About-Who.cfm - 3/9/00 RIAA / Napster - http://www.riaa.com/napster_legal.cfm - 3/9/00 RIAA / On Deck / FAQ on Napster and Digital Music - http://www.riaa.com/Napster.cfm - 3/9/00 About Us - http://www.freeballer.com/AboutUs.html The Offspring :: MP3 Technology and Napster - http://www.offspring.com/napster.html - 3/9/00 We will Block Napster at Source - Sony Exec - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/12780.html - 3/9/00 Napster bans most Alleged Metallica Pirates - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/11131.html - 3/9/00 Metallica to Shame - but not name - Napster Pirates - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/10613.html - 2/9/00 MP3 Fans buy more CDs than non-fans - survey - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/12647...
