controlling of illegal activity will rely solely on Napster consumers. The Web site may be forced to regulate the activities of Napster customers if copyright infringement continues; as a result of this, the cost of downloading music would dramatically increase (France). This would defeat the purpose of Napster and give all the power to the recording industries, leaving fans with no choice but to buy from large record companies. Artists should not “make [music] art only to be rich,” (Dyson).“Everyone [Napster customers] knew they were doing something illegal. It was about defying big business [commercialism] even though we eventually bought the CD’s” (Moore).If Napster were to be abolished then the recording industry should become obsolete as well. An artist should be able to produce and record their own music CD’s, abolishing the recording companies and the middleman. The question is whether the music industry has a business worth operating, if it does then it “needs to prove its value” (Dyson). Eliminating the record companies allows the artists to keep the exclusive rights of their songs instead of the industry owning the copyrights. If the artist were to produce the record on their own, people would "be less likely to [steal] when the person they would be stealing from is the artist” (Dyson). If artists had to produce their own albums, then there would be more musicians who like what they do rather than just performing for the money (Dyson). Artists would be getting paid directly by their fans for performances and albums, reducing the cost of CD’s and tickets. Music is not just sound it’s an experience, and part of the event is going to live performances. Music enthusiasts should be able to go to a concert and be given a recording of the group at the concert, instead of having to pay the ticket price for the concert as well as the price of the album at a music store....
