Discuss the legal and regulatory requirements

Read the about the peer-to-peer music service Napster on page 432 in Chapter 15.

Since Napster’s demise, Apple’s iTunes has figured out a way to successfully sell digital music, even when it is still available for free. Of course, part of its success can be attributed to the fact that many consumers are afraid of enforcement of antipiracy laws. Respond to the following questions:

• Discuss the legal and regulatory requirements now in place for the iTunes website.
• Businesses like Hulu and Amazon are delivering online videos, another product that has been widely pirated-and is now more closely regulated-on the Internet.
  • Describe two case studies of video-focused websites that had a Napster-type model and faced similar consequences.