John Alderman

Sonic Boom (eBook, ePUB)

Napster, P2P and the Battle for the Future of Music

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'The first book to tell the inside story of the battle for control over the future of music which has made headlines around the world.'

As the internet grew throughout the 90s, software was developed, such as Liquid Audio and MP3, that could deliver music anywhere and most importantly for free. Bands were reaching fans without record company support; entrepreneurs made money distributing digital music files without licensing agreements; the music industry executives complained of piracy and refused to embrace the Information Age.

With the growth of Napster, invented by the nineteen-year-old Shawn Fanning and launched in 1999, the demand for on-line music exploded. Millions of fans exchanged their favourite music with others for free. The response from the music industry was seismic - rocks stars disowned the fans who had downloaded their music while others celebrated the new relationship. Although acquired by Bertelsmann in 2000 and offering a subscription service rather than free music, the music industry is still violently opposed to all Peer-to-Peer transactions and are using any possible method to close down Napster.

'Sonic Boom' is immaculately researched and peopled by the musicians, executives, entrepreneurs and programmers behind one of the most vital questions concerning the Information Age: who owns intellectual content on the web?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007404803
• Artikelnr.: 40614763

Autorenporträt

John Alderman has been part of the online revolution since the launch of HotWired, the world's first commercial Website. As the culture editor for Wired News, Alderman began covering the explosion of online music just as the MP3 phenomenon gathered steam. He has written for Wired, i-D, Details and Salon.