Napster

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…Sony Betamax decision. Now that the software that powers Napster and other similar sites exist, the practice of swapping digital music files over the Internet will be impossible to stop. Napster does not encourage the infringement of copyright law, and its copyright statement includes the following: "As a condition to your account with Napster, you agree that you will not use the Napster service to infringe the intellectual property rights of others in any way."