•When you use your Web browser to see a graphic image, listen to a sound, or view a video clip, your Web browser downloads the multimedia element from the Web server and stores it in a temporary file on your computer’s hard drive. •A new, intermediate level of ownership that did not exist before the emergence of the Web is created during this process. •Because computer files are even easier to copy than a picture in a book, the potential for Web copyright violations is much greater.