The idea of sharing media files over the Internet has become a controversial subject as of late. While file sharing applications such as Napster are currently under fire from the US government and from Music Recording companies, one would think that no one would try to mimic Napster's technology. Johnny Deep, a computer consultant in Troy, New York, has been hailed as the creator of "The Next Napster". Deep is the mind behind "Aimster", named after his daughter, Aimee. Aimster piggybacks the common and very popular instant- messaging services such as AOL Instant Messenger, AOL, and MSN Messaging Service. Aimster, a free download from www.aimster.com, allows users to swap files with users on the buddy lists, or there is the option of searching all Aimster users with a "guest" option. Not only can users share audio files; they can share their pictures, their winamp playlists, and any other file on their computer. As of January 2001 Aimster racked up over 3 million users worldwide. AOL......
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