THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND THE INTERNET-Phommarath, Odeon

Laëtitia PHOMMARATH & Claire ODEON (L2 - Groupe 8)

The Music Industry : Attitudes towards different legal and/or illegal solutions ?

Introduction

In the late of the 1990's, the Music Industry was hit by one of the major crisis ever due to illegal downloading on the internet. Each year the number of free shared files increase without any authorization, threating the Intellectual property of many artists all over the world. Today, measures are taken to face the crisis and protect Copyright but can Music Piracy really be stopped ?

Questions

1) What are the main issues of the Music Industry ? How do you define it ?

http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/defining-the-music-industry-crisis.html

2) How can a consumer be penalized by sharing or downloading music illegally ?

http://www.lawyers.com/~/link.aspx?_id=B6D5F4FA-6F2F-431E-B604-A953F4E93C60&_z=z

3) What are the strategies or measures to be adopted against the Music Piracy ?

http://www.bcheights.com/2.6171/music-industry-needs-new-strategy-1.915263

4) Is there any way to download music legally ?

http://www.friedbeef.com/40-ways-to-download-free-music-legally-an-ultimate-guide/

What type of consumer are you ? Pro or con Music Piracy ? Choose a picture that represents at the best your way of thinking.

a) http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/case-for-file-swapping/images/file-sharing-is-not-piracy.jpg

b) http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/downloadcommiepic.jpg

c) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/music_piracy_cartoon.jpg

d) http://www.techtrotter.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/FightMusicPiracy.gif

Conclusion (fill the blanks)

Illegal downloading appears like a _______ but it is becoming more like an opportunity to be harnessed by ________ through the new __________ and strategies over how the consumers can use properly their supports.