Music Downloading
From digmovements
The internet has changed the way all information, including music, can be exchanged. New methods of exchanging music have been developed and are continuing to evolve. The speed at which the internet is changing the music industry is, in fact, forcing all involved to ask important questions regarding the roles of the consumer, musician, and recording label, and to consider the potenial decline of the CD format and emergence of the digital single.
Music Downloading will study the evolution of the downloading of music, from Napster to the iTunes Music Store to Radiohead's In Rainbows. Legal and social aspects of the topic will be thoroughly analyzed.
[edit] Analysis as Social Movement
[edit] Campaign
The overall campaign goal of file sharing advocates is difficult to state, as there are several different motivations at work. Many aim solely for the supplying of pirated music to others. Then there are those who seek to make a profit through online music stores. Despite their differences, though, both groups would agree upon a common goal of bringing recognition of downloading music as a legitimate model.
The campaign plan for all is implementation of systems that enable music to be downloaded, though specific implementation varies depending on the specific group. For example, Apple Inc. created the iTunes Music Store as a way for customers to buy mp3s online. By contrast, sites such as The Pirate Bay provide trackers for torrents of pirated music.
