ned companies and find someway to record and charge users a subscription fee, while paying these fees to the appropriatecorporations and, therefore, artists. In return, Napster would avoid the multimillion dollar suit incurrently faces and, depending on it’s success at that point, perhaps even be a profitableendeavor. This idea, however, does have some faults. For example, one must examine how many userswould cease to use Napster with its proposed subscription charge. There are several otherprograms available that, since they have no central server, would be impossible to shut down.These programs, on the other hand, are not as user friendly as Napster, and therefore some usersmay decide to pay for its ease.As one can deduce from the information presented in this essay, the court case involving Napsterand the Recording Industry Association of America is a complex one with no definite rightanswer. It seems impossible to please the artists, the record companies, and Napster users allwith one solution. In the meantime, Napster is a huge force in the dynamic of music today andcontinues to be enjoyed by thousands of users every day....
