The recording industry is taking on Napster in court but other file swapping systems are quickly gathering fans and may be much more difficult to shut down.

BBC: Ready, Aimster, Swap

Even if Napster is forced to closed, a number of other file-swapping programmes exist, including Napigator and Gnutella.

BBC: You are in: Business

Undeterred, Hollywood is waging a courtroom assault: The MPAA sued Morpheus' and Kazaa's owners in October to halt their file-swapping.

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