Assignment task:
Use the below and other references (minimum of 8 references academic, archives, government, international, news, non-government, etc.) to create an outline to answer the questions below.
This is only an outline for a paper to be written later.
Review: A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001)
Review: U.S. sides with RIAA against Napster
Article: The Napster Case: The Whole World is Listening
Article: Beyond Napster--Is it Just Music? Or Are Judicial Resolutions Ineffective in Digital Commerce?
Article: Beyond Napster--The Future of the Digital Commons: Introduction
Question 1: Summarize the Napster case. Explain how this case relates to information security.
Question 2: What was the premise behind the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuit against Napster?
Question 3: Briefly describe the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Highlight its provisions relevant to information security.
Question 4: Explain why Napster was unable to use DMCA as its defense. Why did Napster ultimately have to shut down its services? What could Napster have done alternatively to continue its business legally?