Assignment task:
- Summarize the Napster case. Explain how this case relates to information security.
- What was the premise behind the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuit against Napster?
- Briefly describe the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Highlight its provisions relevant to information security.
- 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?
Structure: Title page, Introduction, Sections 1 through 4 (according to the four questions above and completed in the outline), Conclusion, Reference page, and any Appendices.
Length: at least 1000 words and no more than 1,200 words (not including References and any Appendices).
References: at least eight (8) sources (academic, archives, government, news, non-government, etc.).
Format: typed, current APA format (Times New Roman font, 12-point font, double spaced, aligned left, one-inch margins all around, header, page numbers, etc.).
Submission: Word document