This ten-page junior level paper focuses on the Napster's conflict with the recording companies over copyright infringements. Music piracy is one of the most major concerns of the music industry as it enters the digital world. With the number of Internet users increasing, free music is being reproduced and distributed illegally as the musicians are not paid a dime for their creative activity. Napster has also been held guilty of contributing to the problem of piracy. 14pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.