The ease of creating and sharing MP3s resulted in widespread copyright infringement. Major record companies argued that this free sharing of music reduced sales, and called it "music piracy". They reacted by pursuing lawsuits against Napster (which was eventually shut down and later sold) and against individual users who engaged in file sharing. COUNT 4
QSN1 What kind of infringement resulted from sharing MP3s? ANS1 copyright QSN2 What name did the record companies associate with MP3 file sharing? ANS2 music piracy QSN3 Who was the target of the record companies? ANS3 Napster QSN4 What happened to Napster? ANS4 shut down and later sold