Explain how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act affected the Napster music-piracy case|law and justice
Information on the RIAA vs Napster case can be found in both your lab manual and on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26M_Records,_Inc._v._Napster,_Inc (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Do not feel that you are limited to those sources. Please do some research on your own to fill in any gaps.
Lab Report
In your Lab Report file, describe the case and be sure to include the following topics:
• How did Napster try to defend itself against RIAA’s claims?
• What does contributory infringement of copyright mean and how did this affect Napster?
• What does material contribution mean and how did this affect Napster?
• What was the court’s decision about the case? What became of Napster?
Describe the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Explain how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act affected the Napster music-piracy case.
Lab Assessment Questions & Answers
1. What was the premise behind the Recording Industry Association of America’s lawsuit against Napster?
2. Based on your knowledge of how Napster works, if you downloaded a copy of a song from a friend’s hard drive using Napster, would you be infringing on the musician’s or record company’s copyright?
3. Describe the scope of the Digital Millennium Recording Act and what or whom does it protect.
4. What was the link between the Digital Millennium Recording Act and the Napster legal proceedings?
5. What are the legal implications of Napster’s online music sharing service?
6. What are the ethical implications of Napster’s online music sharing service?
7. What are the information systems security implications of Napster’s online music sharing service?
8. Why did Napster ultimately have to shut down its services?
9. True or false: Napster obtained direct financial benefit from the infringement of users.
10. If Napster had acted as a distributor and provided back-end royalties through the RIAA to the original owners of copyrights to the music, do you think Napster would still be in existence and possibly one of the largest online music distributors?
