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...Davis said that Napster has since then found ways to get around such restrictions, and he emphasized that other websites such as Scour.com, Gnutella and CuteMX, have gained a place in the hearts of Harvard students--and have contributed to clogging up the network in the process...
MP3s and other files downloaded from Harvard computers by non-Harvard Internet users are one example of information that moves in the outbound direction. Harvard students using Napster and other music-sharing Internet services to download files weren't causing a problem--but users who get their music from Harvard computers were taking up enough bandwidth to slow the network...
...October, HASCS restricted Napster access by limiting outbound network traffic for the music-sharing service...
Harvard students contributed to the Napster frenzy, seizing what they feared would be their last opportunity to take advantage of the free program...
Indeed, according to Webnoize.com statistics cited by CNN, an estimated 250 million songs were downloaded through Napster this weekend alone...