For many years the record companies have fixed record prices to avoid competing with each other and to maximize their profits. Currently, the record companies are collaborating in order to force Napster to shut down. The record companies are claiming that Napster is breaking copyright laws. Napster is a peace of software available for free on the Internet, which allows you to download almost any song you can think of. All you need to get …showed first 75 words of 1350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1350 total…a blanket over the people’s heads and raid their pockets? I feel it is up to the consumer to decide if he or she wishes to support the record companies and other large corporations; however, I will never buy another CD for the rest of my life as long as record companies continue to squeeze every penny from the music loving public like a sponge and continue to ignore the real intention of music.