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Court of Appeals Rules Against Napster From a news story by CNN San Francisco Reporter Rusty Dornin February 12, 2000

I. Napster is facing a death sentence.

A. Napster had been offering free music.
B. Music was offered on the Internet.
C. The company could be shut down.
D. Napster doesn’t want to close.

II. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Napster.

A. The court said that Napster must stop using copyrighted music.
B. Over fifty million people used the Napster music.
C. Napster was told to police its users.
D. A lower court was told to alter its injunction.
E. The appeals court did not overturn a lower court’s order.

III. Recording industry officials hailed the court’s decision.

A. They called it a win for music creators.
B. Hilary Rosen said that Napster was morally and legally wrong.
C. Rosen and others agreed one hundred percent with the court.

IV. Many music industry officials are still unhappy.

A. They say that it’s too hard to stop copyright infringement.
B. Also, Napster is not the only company offering free music.
C. Other computer programs let users copy recordings.
D. They say more needs to be done to protect copyrights.

V. Napster will continue to offer music but users will have to pay.

A. Shawn Fanning is the founder of Napster.
B. He and publisher Bertelsmann have joined forces.
C. Users will receive more benefits and better service.
D. Musical artists will be paid for the use of their music.

VI. A court injunction could come at any time.

A. Napster says that it will appeal.
B. An appeal could go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
C. Music fans by the millions are still using Napster.
D. They will continue jamming as long as the company is operating.

 

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