But in the Napster case, the recording industry sued Napster itself.
As the Napster case shows, the new expansion of intellectual property rights has little to do with compensation for the creator and everything to do with corporate control.
He has covered major events in the digital world for the magazine, such as the Napster case and the decline of the dotcoms.
The Napster case in San Francisco involves a 19-year-old college student who created a program allowing him to swap music files with his friends.
The Napster case, believe it or not, is still going strong.
Fast forward to the Napster case, in which several labels sued Napster's investors for contributing to copyright violations.
The documents could be crucial not only for the Napster case, but for the raft of new investigations and lawsuits into the music industry.
The record companies are hoping to rely on points they established in the Napster case.
The Napster case, though an example of the consequences, still does not act as a deterrent for other music websites that offer free music downloads.
So, I'm not sure how this differs from the ancient Napster case.