What is Napster and why is it special?
Napster is the name given to the music focused online website, that was originally founded in 2001 as a peer to peer file sharing Internet service. It was so special because its known for being the first peer to peer illegal downloading site therefore the modern "bootleg pirating" method.
What was the response from consumers?
Consumers such as small bands had the ability to put their own music on Napster, giving them a free method of sharing their music to audiences - also could be considered a advertising strategy.
What was the response from artists?
The artist perception varied as to who they where, whether they be a major artist or a minor artist. As the minor artists enjoyed the opportunity to release free music etc. However artists such as Metallica did not agree with Napster at all. This is such an historic moment as it was the first case where a artist was suing a peer to peer file sharing software.
What happened to Napster?
Napster was eventually sued out of business due to there illegal materials and sat dormant for years until resurfacing as a competitor for spotify.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Napster era finally dead?
Since the birth of Napster in the late 1990's in been a issue to stem the illegal downloads surfacing online. However many attempts to do so, a new one has been invented - it involves the MPAA and RIAA who plan to monitor peer to peer file sharing sites and catch people uploading/downloading TV shows, movies or music. Then when caught they will make note of your IP address and then send it to the users internet provider.The ISPs — AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, and Cable-vision all have agreed to then send the user 6 warnings each of a different scale the six warnings are:
1) Firstly its a simple warning.
2) Next comes the acknowledgement phase, whereby the user must confirm that they have seen this warning.
3) The Mitigation phase - this is the final stage whereby the internet provider will either block the user from using the internet or throttle their internet speed almost to an unbearable rate. Although non will terminate your account as they still want the money.
However it has its critics, for example privacy advocates argue and are most worried about the miss identification of the illegal user. Other argue that such places as internet cafe's etc could be affected although they say that these will not be targeted.
I feel that this idea will not work although it has the ability too until we get to stage 6 of the warning system the Mitigation phase this is because its all about profit they will not actually terminate a user because they will loose out on too much money. However with the other stages is has the ability too scare people into not downloading etc and the fact its being done in such as easy way also.
1) Firstly its a simple warning.
2) Next comes the acknowledgement phase, whereby the user must confirm that they have seen this warning.
3) The Mitigation phase - this is the final stage whereby the internet provider will either block the user from using the internet or throttle their internet speed almost to an unbearable rate. Although non will terminate your account as they still want the money.
However it has its critics, for example privacy advocates argue and are most worried about the miss identification of the illegal user. Other argue that such places as internet cafe's etc could be affected although they say that these will not be targeted.
I feel that this idea will not work although it has the ability too until we get to stage 6 of the warning system the Mitigation phase this is because its all about profit they will not actually terminate a user because they will loose out on too much money. However with the other stages is has the ability too scare people into not downloading etc and the fact its being done in such as easy way also.
Record Industry see's slight growth for first time since napster
The global record industry has reported a 0.3% higher revenue in 2012 than they where in 2011.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
How the Internet changed the music industry
The Internet has changed the music industry through several ways, these are production, distribution, marketing, consumption and exchange.
Firslty the distribution ha chnaged for the music indutry as in the beginning music was only viwed via concerts this then progressed to records then the illegal method of tapes came along so people recorded a concert in full. After this CD's where created for sale in many CD/music stores. This then carried to MP3's which can now be purchased over the Internet with major sellers such as Apple etc however there is also illegal downloads of MP3's avaible on sites such as LimeWire.
Firslty the distribution ha chnaged for the music indutry as in the beginning music was only viwed via concerts this then progressed to records then the illegal method of tapes came along so people recorded a concert in full. After this CD's where created for sale in many CD/music stores. This then carried to MP3's which can now be purchased over the Internet with major sellers such as Apple etc however there is also illegal downloads of MP3's avaible on sites such as LimeWire.
Thursday, 14 February 2013
What was life like before Netflix
Pre 2001 before the creation of broadband which seen the creation of sites such as Netflix etc (the Internet boom).
1) In order to get an idea of what house of cards has impacted on the tele industry, you will need to research the current system, how is television usually broadcasted?
2) what channels tend to dominate similar genres of tv shows to house of cards
House of Cards "used" to be aired via HBO an American broadcaster, however this is only one of many risky programs that they broadcast. As HBO has developed this representation of late that they show risky shows such as "Game of Thrones" these shows can be described as mar-mite you either love them or hate them. However I also know that HBO show documentaries that not everyone would watch for example they are currently advertising for the "Beyonce - Life is but a dream" documentary.From what I have read on HBO I could link them to the Chris Anderson Long Tail Theory as they show many niche programs that get average ratings and all add up to make the same ratings as one massive show and then show also popular shows/movies such as "The Lucky One".
3) what are the advantages and disadvantages to this system
1) In order to get an idea of what house of cards has impacted on the tele industry, you will need to research the current system, how is television usually broadcasted?
2) what channels tend to dominate similar genres of tv shows to house of cards
House of Cards "used" to be aired via HBO an American broadcaster, however this is only one of many risky programs that they broadcast. As HBO has developed this representation of late that they show risky shows such as "Game of Thrones" these shows can be described as mar-mite you either love them or hate them. However I also know that HBO show documentaries that not everyone would watch for example they are currently advertising for the "Beyonce - Life is but a dream" documentary.From what I have read on HBO I could link them to the Chris Anderson Long Tail Theory as they show many niche programs that get average ratings and all add up to make the same ratings as one massive show and then show also popular shows/movies such as "The Lucky One".
3) what are the advantages and disadvantages to this system
How has the Internet changed the TV industry?
The Internet has vastly changed many industries since its 2001 boradband avalibility, however I am going to concentrate on the TV industry.
This industry has been changed through many aspects because of the Internet some being beneficial other not so much. Firstly I will talk about the not so good points, streaming/downloading websites allow medium to watch pretty much any program whether it be niche or a blockbuster resulting in a loss for production companies. The Internet is not suitable for everyone because a lot of people still do not have access to the Internet and for program's such as "House of Cards" that can now only be viewed via Netflix legally.
Although the Internet also allows for a perfect advertising/promoting tool - for example movies can now advertise via youtube which is a less more costly promotion than say via television. It also allows to target certain social groups that can relate to the genre etc of the programme. However in terms of the Internet changing TV and how we view it can also be related to the fact that years ago we would have had to wait for individual episodes to be aired on television in many cases this would involve the release of one episode a week.
However now their is the potential of watching an entire series all at once such as examples of Netflix releasing the entire series of House of Cards. Another change is that America often release their shows before the United Kingdom get the rights to air them, however there are certain"illegal" sites that allow you to watch these programs the day they are realised in America.
So could this be the new way to view television, some people think not. People don't think this would be the best way to view program's as a lot of people like to watch there shows one episode a time and also don't have access to websites such as Netflix so older generation targeted shows wouldn't get watched via these sites.
I feel that this could be the future in years to come when all the generations re up to date with the new age technologies.
This industry has been changed through many aspects because of the Internet some being beneficial other not so much. Firstly I will talk about the not so good points, streaming/downloading websites allow medium to watch pretty much any program whether it be niche or a blockbuster resulting in a loss for production companies. The Internet is not suitable for everyone because a lot of people still do not have access to the Internet and for program's such as "House of Cards" that can now only be viewed via Netflix legally.
Although the Internet also allows for a perfect advertising/promoting tool - for example movies can now advertise via youtube which is a less more costly promotion than say via television. It also allows to target certain social groups that can relate to the genre etc of the programme. However in terms of the Internet changing TV and how we view it can also be related to the fact that years ago we would have had to wait for individual episodes to be aired on television in many cases this would involve the release of one episode a week.
However now their is the potential of watching an entire series all at once such as examples of Netflix releasing the entire series of House of Cards. Another change is that America often release their shows before the United Kingdom get the rights to air them, however there are certain"illegal" sites that allow you to watch these programs the day they are realised in America.
So could this be the new way to view television, some people think not. People don't think this would be the best way to view program's as a lot of people like to watch there shows one episode a time and also don't have access to websites such as Netflix so older generation targeted shows wouldn't get watched via these sites.
I feel that this could be the future in years to come when all the generations re up to date with the new age technologies.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
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