Using Napster
for Online Music
Napster really started the online music revolution several years ago with its first
rogue incarnation. It was one of the first, and certainly the best known,
“peer-to-peer” networks with which users could share ripped and downloaded
music files. However, this raised many legal issues that eventually resulted in
the original Napster being shut down.
Roxio bought the assets and has now resurrected Napster as a legal music
service, as part of Easy Media Creator 7. You can use the new Napster to
sample, buy, and organize online music.
As you’ll see, Napster also accesses your local hard drive folders to store
music that you ...