Part one of term paper
An exploration of mp3 file sharing and online music piracy, and its ethical implications regarding consumers, musicians, and record companies “In traditional ethical studies, the classic problem is the starving man – can a starving man ethically steal a loaf of bread if he has no money. The modern version is evidently, can the person who ...

Part two of term paper
... download music mp3 files, which are of near CD quality, from each other’s hard drives. This infringed copyright laws and provided a very real threat to both musicians and record companies alike. In response Napster was sued by the American heavy metal band Metallica, and then taken to court by The Recording Industry Association of America; where they were subsequently ordered to cease operating. Despite this verdict, many similar companies such as Grokster and Kazaa continue to offer file-sha ...