The debate about whether peer-to-peer applications, which were first made popular with the Napster file-sharing network, should be legitimate or illegitimate continues to rage. On one side are applications like Morpheus and Kazaa, whose makers claim their products have many uses. On the other side are entertainment companies, such as Sony and Disney, which see those products as taking revenue from the music labels as well as their artists. The two sides have waged an ongoing war in the courtroom, a battle that continues unabated.
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The Future of P2P File-Sharing Networks
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski January 2, 2004 05:30 AMThe debate about whether peer-to-peer applications, which were first made popular with the Napster file-sharing network, should be legitimate or illegitimate continues to rage. On one side are applications like Morpheus and Kazaa, whose makers claim their products have many uses. On the other side are entertainment companies, such as Sony and Disney, which see those products as taking revenue from the music labels as well as their artists. The two sides have waged an ongoing war in the courtroom, a battle that continues unabated.