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Proposel For The Mp3 Industry
Free Essay Submitted by bignerds on 06/28/2008 08:11 PM
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Proposel For The Mp3 Industry
As our technological generation advances into the new millennium, we are using our personal computers to expand our daily lives. One method of expansion recently developed on our World Wide Web is the abundant MP3 sites and programs. These sites gained instant popularity with our pop culture obsessed society. These sites and programs allow anyone to download music from almost any artist, any song at any time of leisure. Making a trip to the CD store is quickly becoming something of the past. Controversy arose however when the music industry realized the potential of these MP3's. If these songs are accessible for practically no price at all, then conversely the demand for purchasing CD's will considerably drop. This drop in sales creates lost revenue for these artists and in order to survives in our capitalistic society, money talks. Now more than ever both the computer and music industry are realizing that the MP3 sites and programs are an untapped capitalist resource that needs to be focused on.
This focus has recently been brought to the forefront by certain artists such as rap star Dr. Dre and the heavy metal band Metallica. Media has allowed these artists to vocalize their concern with the loss of credibility and copywriting of their creativity. They argue that MP3's it is too accessible to download and own their music without ever financially supporting their efforts. Inversely the public has already tasted possibilities and the ease that MP3's allows them. This taste will urge them to continue the use of these sites and programs and only adds to Napster, Scour Exchange, and MP3.com's popularity. What needs to happen is something of a convergence on both parties. While lawsuits over copywriting are being battled in a courtroom behind a desk, the younger generation is maneuvering around their blocks and downloading more than ever. If there could be some convergence of these industries they would tap into a gold mine larger than any CD...
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