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Do you think Napster has really changed the world? Did the record companies really win the battle against pirated music or could they have won the battle earlier on? How would they benefit if they didn't push to shut down Napster?Take a look at the five lessons he's learned from the fall of Napster, what does this tell us about emerging technologies in our society? Can you think of another newly emerging technology going throught the same trial?Napster was a file sharing service that allowed us to download and buy music online – seven years ago. Now? There are so many other programs and internet services that permit us to download music, videos, programs, files, etc. Being put that Napster was the legendary popular service for downloads; I personally think that it did change the world. It introduced to everyone the idea of P2P downloading programs that soon continued even after it got shut down. It opened doors for programs like Kazaa, Limewire, Ares, etc. This tells us something about the emerging technologies in our world today. Of course this means huge losses for record companies and artists (and I feel sorry for them and their loss); but it seems to be extremely convenient for us, the public. I’m sure over half the music you have in your computer, iPod, mp3, or wherever right now is pirated because it has been downloaded from the internet. If these downloading programs weren’t available anymore, do you think we would still be able to get new music? I don’t think so. Obviously not everybody would be without latest music, but I bet there would be a majority of people without them than people with them.
Why? Because we cannot afford to buy our favourite artists’ new releases all the time. Maybe some can, but the truth is, most can’t. Programs like Kazaa, Ares, and Limewire actually help us; but not the artists and companies who lose profit. Napster was shut down quite a while ago because companies and artists began to sue them for releasing their music without permission (and sometimes before they even released them). They won the battle against Napster, a company. However, they didn’t win the battle against pirated music. Why? Because are just too many! Even if they somehow manage to shut down a few more companies from discharging pirated music, it will still happen in the future. People will still figure out a way to publish and pass on music without buying it. If they had taken serious action towards media piracy in the past when pirating had just started, we would be without free music right now. In fact, it would be sort of a down side for us.
Anyway (moving back on to the topic), if Napster hadn’t been shut down but bought in stead, the companies would have gotten a rather good profit. Rather than going through all the trouble to sue Napster and causing everybody so much trouble, buying it would have been a better choice.
Why? Because we cannot afford to buy our favourite artists’ new releases all the time. Maybe some can, but the truth is, most can’t. Programs like Kazaa, Ares, and Limewire actually help us; but not the artists and companies who lose profit. Napster was shut down quite a while ago because companies and artists began to sue them for releasing their music without permission (and sometimes before they even released them). They won the battle against Napster, a company. However, they didn’t win the battle against pirated music. Why? Because are just too many! Even if they somehow manage to shut down a few more companies from discharging pirated music, it will still happen in the future. People will still figure out a way to publish and pass on music without buying it. If they had taken serious action towards media piracy in the past when pirating had just started, we would be without free music right now. In fact, it would be sort of a down side for us.
Anyway (moving back on to the topic), if Napster hadn’t been shut down but bought in stead, the companies would have gotten a rather good profit. Rather than going through all the trouble to sue Napster and causing everybody so much trouble, buying it would have been a better choice.
posted by Anri Lin @ 1:44 p.m.
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