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...others, including musicians and record companies. The recording industry has sued Napster, alleging that those who use it are doing just that. There is as yet no final judgment in that case, but another federal court has ruled that MP3.com has violated federal law by enabling users to download copyrighted music. No one should be surprised if the recording industry persuades a court that Napster is liable under the same standard...
...legal restriction on a student's access to the Harvard network would be a serious problem. Harvard cannot insulate its students from the consequences of copyright infringement, and students should understand that they proceed at their own risk when they download copyrighted music...
Using the Scour Media Agent, users could gain access to a wide range of media hosted by other servers and websites. The program, however, was less reliable than those based on the peer-to-peer paradigm--such as Napster--which allow users to download files directly from other clients who were also logged into to the service...
...example, while a song in MP3 format can be downloaded in less than a minute on Napster on a high-speed network, a full-length movie would take hours to download on Scour Exchange, even with an network as fast as Harvard's. For users with lower network bandwidth, the download times are slower...
...devices--and why should you?--I recommend the Nomad Jukebox. For one thing, it's upgradeable--meaning when the wrinkles are ironed out of its operating system (which in its current version forgets those songs you've lined up the instant it powers down), you'll be able to download the improved version for free...