When online file-sharing programs emerged, the music industry changed forever. Perhaps the first widely-used music file-sharing program was Napster. It allowed users to sign up to use the service at no charge. Then they could download music files from other users all over the world by simply typing in what song or album they wanted. Obviously, this was bad news for music artists and record labels because they weren’t making any profits from downloaded music. Eventually, Napster was shut down. While it later reinvented itself as a paying service, other free music-sharing sites cropped up almost immediately. Even though several sites and individual users have been charged, there are still countless individuals who log onto these sites to obtain free music.The main problem associated with peer file-sharing sites is

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When online file-sharing programs emerged, the music industry changed forever. Perhaps the first widely-used music file-sharing program was Napster. It allowed users to sign up to use the service at no charge. Then they could download music files from other users all over the world by simply typing in what song or album they wanted. Obviously, this was bad news for music artists and record labels because they weren’t making any profits from downloaded music. Eventually, Napster was shut down. While it later reinvented itself as a paying service, other free music-sharing sites cropped up almost immediately. Even though several sites and individual users have been charged, there are still countless individuals who log onto these sites to obtain free music.<br>The main problem associated with peer file-sharing sites is