Napster's Ethical Dilemma The ethical dilemma of computer downloads, particularly music downloads, has come under intense scrutiny in recent years. Napster, if anyone symbolizes new technology, was the first to develop new digital commerce. The ethical issues seem to revolve around the almighty dollar. Some musicians in particular, namely Lars Ulrich of Metallica and Dr. Dre (rap star), have had serious problems with Napster. Their claims are valid, but so are those of Napster's creator and users. Napster was created in 1999 by a college dropout named Sean Fanning. Napster allows users to exchange digital song files over the Internet easily and above all for free. Millions of people have used Napster to retrieve almost any song a person could think of, for example, songs that are current number one hits and other "one-hit-wonders" songs. Napster created a way for people around the world to exchange or share music files quickly and easily. This causes the ethical dilemma of whether trademark rights are being violated or whether "sharing" music files is legal and ethical. In 1984, the Supreme Court allowed the public to use the VCR to record television programs as long as it was not intended for commercial purposes. usage. In 1992, "the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 made it clear that you can use a digital audio cassette player or other similar gadget to record digital music for personal, non-commercial use. So there is a lot of precedent for song trading" . This is an important part of creating and using Napster. These records state everything Mr. Fanning needs to know, he thought. Musicians think differently. The artists mentioned above are very angry about the sharing software. Lars Ulrich is the drummer of the band Metallica. It seems that he is the spokesperson for the pending cases. Ulrich says, "With every project, we go through a grueling creative process to get the music that we feel is representative of Metallica at that specific moment in our lives. We leverage our craft, whether it's the music, the lyrics, or the lyrics. photos and works of art - very seriously, as most artists do. It is therefore disgusting to know that our art is being traded as a commodity rather than the art it is. From a commercial point of view, it is piracy -. ek /to take something that doesn't belong to you and that is morally and legally wrong.