BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 14, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY The Case Against Napster NAPSTER HURTS RECORD SALES The record industry believes that Napster is a copyright killer that displaces record sales and promotes the idea that music should be free. NAPSTER IS BUILDING A BUSINESS BASED ON PIRACY Record executives say that over 87% of the files downloaded on Napster violate copyrights. NAPSTER HARMS THE RECORD INDUSTRY'S DIGITAL-DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS Why should consumers pay for something they can get for free? Record execs say that any fee-based digital distribution must unfairly compete against Napster's free service. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Inside Napster COVER IMAGE: Inside Napster TABLE: Napster's High and Low Notes TABLE: The Case for Napster TABLE: The Case Against Napster At Atlantic, ``My Beef Is Not Getting Paid'' Commentary: With Technology Like This, Who Needs Napster? TABLE: The Beat Goes On INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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