IT101-013Maria RaspaWill SpringVictoria Tran

Description of Our Topic The music and video retail industries are

affected by the online sources available that allow the public to download music and videos on the internet for free

Illegal online companies and software programs have caused music stores and media companies to decline in sales revenue

We will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of online downloads

Come to a conclusion about our actions

Hardware and Software Involved Involves a computer and internet

access Only includes software and

websites P2P- a Peer to Peer software

program that enables people to share their music or media directly from the source instead of downloading from the web

Major Companies Involved Only includes software and websites Peer to Peer (P2P) software is a method of file sharing

over a network in which individual computers are linked via the Internet or a private network to share programs/files, often illegally. Users download files directly from other users' computers, rather than from a central server.Legitimate Illegitimate

Netflix- watch now, all these movies within web browser

Bit-torrent- thepiratebay.com- P2P sharing of movies

Walmart- netflix type thing KazAa- P2P sharing of music and media

Amazon has unbox- buy movies and download unto laptop

LimeWire- same as KazAa

Itunes Ovguide.com- provides free movies and tv shows directly from site

Television Network Websites: ABC, NBC, FOX

TV-links.co.uk- same as ovguide.com

How it impacts us: PROS

Music Aspect It allows for music sampling Allows less famous bands

and artists to promote themselves and get their music heard

It is very easily accessible Convenient for the user- no

need to purchase the CD Can get material before the

Album comes out IT’S FREE!!

TV/Movies Aspect It’s just more convenient because sometimes

the networks online don’t provide the shows we want

There are no commercials embedded into the shows

Easy access to shows with no purchases and no video rentals

Allows for downloads for electronic devices Convenient for the user- no need to purchase

the DVD Can get the material before the DVD comes out IT’S FREE

How it impacts us: PROS

How it impacts us: CONS It is against the law Downloading the wrong files could cause

harm to your computer You could be spied on by companies trying

to catch illegal downloaders The record industries are losing a lot of

money Takes away from the artists who don’t have

a lot of money to begin with Decreases the amount of revenue for companies

Declining Record Industry

Most up to date chart on the decline of the music industry.

The Record Industry is declining, NOT the music industryIn actuality, the music industry is booming. There have been more digital downloads than ever before

The Record Industry is declining in general due to the rise of internet downloading and the Record Industry’s refusal to compromise or upgrade

How People Get Caught Survey Logs- the simplest, and most common.

Web servers log computers that accesses it the log file shows hundreds of transactions.

Log files are not accessible to the government or any organization who want to sue illegal downloaders.

In a lawsuit or government action, court can issue a subpoena, which requires the owner of the webserver to turn over all related logs.

Illegal IntrusionsUsed by Media DefenderIllegal but most file sharing cases are settled out of court, and it doesn't matter.

Dummy FilesCompanies such as Media Defender post files on Peer to Peer file sharing networks that appear to be valid, popular files, but are not. Then, they can get the IP address of anyone downloading these files.

Security/ Controversial Issues

Illegal downloading has become a target for many lawsuits

September 8, 2003- recording industry sued 261 Americans for sharing songs on peer-to-peer networks

Target: children, grandparents, single mothers, college professors, college students random from the tens of

millions of American music fans using P2P networks.

Security/Controversies Cont…

no signs of slowing lawsuit campaign Recording Industry

Association of America (RIAA) announcing approximately 700 new suits each month.

Today downloading from P2P networks is more popular than ever The lawsuits are not

working.

What can we do about it? Make it easier and safer to find and

download music legally for a reasonable fee. Itunes, Cable Station Websites (NBC, FOX,

ABC), etc Educate people on the benefits of

uncompressed music as opposed to compressed (mp3) formats.

Use the music download scene to market and create awareness. The increased sales from more people knowing about your band may offset whatever you lose to piracy.

Make CDs/DVDs cheaper

Sources Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eMhGzoLx0qo http://drzaius.ics.uci.edu/meta/classes/

informatics161_fall06/papers/08-RIAAatTWO_FINAL.pdf

Graph: http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/2006/01/22/music-sales-on-the-decline/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16669376/ http://www.helium.com/tm/689604/people-

download-music-illegally http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/

15137581/the_record_industrys_decline/2