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Remember Napster Trivia Quiz

The rise and fall of Napster is extremely significant. Why demand was there for Napster to be so successful in the first instant and why the music industry shut it down. This is a broad quiz on the technology and the history of Napster.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bertho. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bertho

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,907

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1999 a Boston College student created Napster as a means to swap music files with his friends. What was his name? Hint

Robert Marshall

David Bettelsman

James Marsailles

Shawn Fanning

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Question 2 of 10

2. Napster was a PTP site. What does this acronym stand for? Hint

Protocol To Postscript

Protocol Trojan Packets

Person To Person

Peer To Peer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Napster took advantage of many emerging technologies. One was the creation of the MP3 file. Who created the MP3 format? Hint

Music Press Group

Music Protocols Compression Inc.

Moving Pictures Experts Group

Microsoft

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Question 4 of 10

4. The true measure of demand for MP3 sharing was that Napster had how many users at the time of the court injunction against them? Hint

4 million

35 million

60 million

8 million

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Question 5 of 10

5. The MP3 technology market blossomed. Which of these items does not support MP3 playback? Hint

DVD players

Nintendo Game Cube

Car Stereos

Computers

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Question 6 of 10

6. While the world was embracing the net and new technologies, what was the record industry doing? Hint

Having copyright laws strengthened

Closing down web sites

Blocking software development

All of these

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Question 7 of 10

7. Most artists where in favour of Napster and wanted their music to be heard by as many people as possible.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What main defence argument did Napster lawyers employ during the lawsuit with the RIAA? Hint

That most artists don't own their copyright

That the music industry didn't understand technology

That the music industry didn't embrace the technology

That they are merely a directory service

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Question 9 of 10

9. February 12, 2001, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Napster must limit its search engine to prevent copyright infringements. Who was the judge? Hint

Judge John L. Kane Jnr

Judge James M. Ideman

Judge Marilyn Hall Patel

Judge Robert W. Pratt

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Question 10 of 10

10. It's 2002 and Napster's doors are chained shut but it's certainly not the end for PTP MP3 sharing. Which of the following is not a current file sharing service? Hint

Kazaa

WinMX

iMesh

Mp3srus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1999 a Boston College student created Napster as a means to swap music files with his friends. What was his name?

Answer: Shawn Fanning

Fanning could not find the music he was after on established sites. Music via the net was still music that was marketed by record companies and E stores, not the songs he wanted to listen to.

2. Napster was a PTP site. What does this acronym stand for?

Answer: Peer To Peer

Peer To Peer description by Andy Oram, March 2001 - The term Peer-to-Peer has come to be applied to networks that expect end users to contribute their own files, computing time, or other resources to some shared project. PTP allows content, choice, and control to ordinary users.

3. Napster took advantage of many emerging technologies. One was the creation of the MP3 file. Who created the MP3 format?

Answer: Moving Pictures Experts Group

In 1992, The Moving Picture Experts Group created MPEG, a standard for digital storage. MPEG Layer III, or MP3, stores CD quality audio clips at a fraction of the original size.

4. The true measure of demand for MP3 sharing was that Napster had how many users at the time of the court injunction against them?

Answer: 60 million

What started out as a simple idea boomed into an amazing phenomenon in 18 months.

5. The MP3 technology market blossomed. Which of these items does not support MP3 playback?

Answer: Nintendo Game Cube

And the list goes on. Cameras, portable computers (PDA's), home stereo, walkmans, caclulators you name it. Basically anything digital has the capacity to have MP3 playback built in it.

6. While the world was embracing the net and new technologies, what was the record industry doing?

Answer: All of these

The record industry was investing its money into lobby groups and having copyright laws strengthened. Their worst fears were realised with Napster and they knew it was coming.

7. Most artists where in favour of Napster and wanted their music to be heard by as many people as possible.

Answer: False

While it is true they wanted their music to be heard and introduced to new markets, the majority of artists wanted to see royalties for their product which Napster denied. It was often the new bands that saw Napster as a vehicle to display their talents and find an audience.

8. What main defence argument did Napster lawyers employ during the lawsuit with the RIAA?

Answer: That they are merely a directory service

Napster saw themselves as a directory service like yellow pages - i.e. if someone found a gun shop in the yellow pages, purchased a weapon and commited a crime, would Yellow Pages be responsible?

9. February 12, 2001, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Napster must limit its search engine to prevent copyright infringements. Who was the judge?

Answer: Judge Marilyn Hall Patel

Judge Patel labelled Napster as a pirate company. ZDNet News Reader Markus Diersb�ck in an E article argued that they were more like a ship. It was the action of the sailors that made it a pirate ship.

10. It's 2002 and Napster's doors are chained shut but it's certainly not the end for PTP MP3 sharing. Which of the following is not a current file sharing service?

Answer: Mp3srus

One day we will be looking back and saying "You remember all that fuss with Napster, and they were only transferring music - unbelievable!"

Source: Author Bertho

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