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A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
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A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
US legal case
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 was a landmark intellectual property case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that the defendant, peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, could be held liable for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Recording Industry Association of America
Trade organization in the U.S.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization representing the U.S. recording industry. Its members include major record labels and distributors, which the RIAA states “create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85 percent of all legally…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Peer-to-peer
Type of decentralized and distributed network architecture
Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the network, forming a peer-to-peer network of nodes. In addition, a personal area…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
File sharing
Practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information
File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia, documents or electronic books. Common methods of storage, transmission and dispersion include removable media, centralized servers on computer networks,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Napster
Online peer-to-peer file sharing software
Napster was an American proprietary peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application primarily associated with digital audio file distribution. Founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, the platform originally launched on June 1, 1999. Audio shared on the service was typically…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Copyright infringement
Illegal usage of copyrighted works
Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 6
Day of the year
December 6 is the 340th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 25 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)