Re: How and What is Napster doing to infringe on Copyright Laws? Issue: What is Napster? Why is Napster causing such a commotion? What are they doing about it? Napster is the world's leading file sharing community. The Napster software (http://www.napster.com), launched early in 1999, allows internet users to share and download MP3 files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network. The software is used by downloading a client program from …showed first 75 words of 1111 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1111 total…enforce the copyright. For works published after 1977, the copyright is enforceable for the life of the author plus seventy years. After this time period, the work enters the "public domain", and anyone has access to it without infringing on the copyright. As of March 1, 1989, a published work is automatically protected as soon as it is created. It is advantageous, however, to register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office for a number of reasons.