The Ethics Of (Mis-)Using Copyright Content

(Iconic anti-piracy campaign by Motion Picture Association)

In the year 2000 Metallica heard one of their unreleased songs, I Disappear, on the radio. The band sought out the origin of the release and found the source was coming from Napster, a peer to peer file sharing service, along with their entire discography. Metallica claimed millions in damages along with other musicians who sued the company, Napster filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and the outcome has been a major…