Ryan Ermlick

Professor Roche

EBSCOhost  List

4/24/01

EBSCOhost List

Fitzpatrick, Eileen. “RIAA Asks Court to Instruct Napster to Improve Filtering.”

            Billboard 7 April 2001: 6.  Online.  EBSCOhost.  17 April 2001.

1.)        This site is about the RIAA seeking to have Napster filter out the copyrighted songs so that people can not download them for free.  This page contains a lot of information about the court hearing and how the RIAA feel about the whole Napster ordeal.  This page is very informative to this paper because it explains how the court and RIAA handle issues pertaining to the case.  It has very useful statistics on how many people use Napster a day.  It also has information on the number of songs that have not yet been filtered on Napster.

Kirkpatrick, David.  “In Napster’s Void:  You’ve Got Misery.”  Fortune 2 April 2001:

            144.  Online.  EBSCOhost.  17 April 2001.

2.)        This page discusses how getting rid of Napster will just cause another file sharing system to form.  It also discusses how AOL users have Napster and they are way outnumbered in their attempt of shutting it down.  This page as some quotes from the record companies that are against Napster and feel that if they don’t shut it down soon, the record companies may never recover.  The author feels that Napster is a good thing and should be available to people who want to try out a new song before they go and buy it.  It also describes how a big time Record producer embraced Napster, loaning it 60 million to set up a legal battle against other record companies.

Moschella, David.  “The Broader Lessons From the Napster Case.”  Computerworld 26       

            Feb. 2001: 28.  Online.  EBSCOhost.  17 April 2001.

3.)        This page discusses what Napster has doe for the world and the lessons that cant be learned from it.  It discusses how Napster is not all for the worse, but shows strong leadership, fair use, and a list of others.  It looks at Napster as a success for people.  On the other hand, this page can also side with the record industry and their frustrations.  It claims that the frustrations are justified and inevitable.

Taylor, Chris.  “More Pain for Napster.”  Time 16 April 2001: 43.  Online.  EBSCOhost.       

            17 April 2001.

4.)        This page basically gives an overview of the whole Napster situation.  It takes a look at Napster and what it has cause for the record industry and for people.  It has quotes by leaders from Napster about new services that will replace Napster if it ever goes down.  It makes many comparisons to other services like Napster and points out what they have and don’t have.  It also looks at trying to figure out a way that record companies can stop file sharing and abide by the copyright laws.

Tillett, L. Scott.  “Napster Has Ripple Effect.”  Internetweek 26 March 2001: 1.  Online.       

            EBSCOhost.  17 April 2001.

5.)        This sight describes the effects that Napster has had on other Internet music sites as well.  It provides information on how that other sites operate compared to Napster.  It explains how Napster is so fast in it’s sending of the files where other programs(sites) lack that speed.  This option is what makes Napster so desirable for users.  It also goes into how people will change the name of a song in order to avoid being caught and Napster will not be able to filter or block the song from being sent to other users.