MEDIA@LSE Electronic MSc Dissertation Series Compiled by Dr. Bart Cammaerts and Dr. Nick Anstead Why pay if it’s free? Streaming‚ downloading‚ and digital music consumption in the “iTunes era” Theodore Giletti‚ MSc in Media & Communications Other dissertations of the series are available online here: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/mediaWorkingPapers/ Dissertation submitted to the Department of Media and Communications‚ London School of Economics and Political Science‚ August
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Peer to peer downloading and file sharing is now one of‚ if not the most popular uses of the internet within today’s generation. The downloading and sharing of files takes place in networks such as Limewire‚ which provide individuals the opportunity and tools to search and download files from each other on a limitless basis. One of the prominent features that have lead to the success and popularity of this medium of obtaining music is the variety of music itself. Because of the extensive number
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All around the world people connected to the internet are downloading free digital content through P2P file sharing software. Intellectual property rights are being broken as people are downloading free content through P2P (Peer 2 Peer) networks‚ and illegal websites online. Production companies can’t do anything about that because developers of this type of software can’t be blamed for what people share. And no one can track the people behind the illegal websites. Production companies took
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calming and gives a sense of justice or hope to the people. Not only did the crime rates reduce but the number of suicide attempts decreased as well. Another theory is the mirror theory which is said to be even more powerful‚ because they compel us to peer‚ metaphorically‚ into our own souls. In West Midlands‚ England‚ they placed a pair of eyes around town on posters. It showed that the people are more honors and have more manners in places they feel they are being watched. I know it’s comforting to
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The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales An Empirical Analysis * Felix Oberholzer Koleman Strumpf Harvard Business School UNC Chapel Hill foberholzer@hbs.edu cigar@unc.edu March 2004 Abstract A longstanding economic question is the appropriate level of protection for intellectual property. The Internet has drastically lowered the cost of copying information goods and provides a natural crucible to assess the implications of reduced protection. We consider the specific
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are returned to you‚ you must keep them for the remainder of the semester. Format On assigned essay due dates‚ remember to submit all required materials (peer-edited copies and your final draft) in a pocket folder. All major essays must meet the following requirements: Be typed or printed on a word processor Be double-spaced Include all peer-edited copies and your final draft (in that order) Be fastened with a staple in upper left-hand corner Use a 12-point font in Times New Roman Use one-inch
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our target group are studying in healthcare stream‚ we hypothesize that they are more likely to consider their health and a lower drinking frequency and quantity of alcohol will be found. We also assume that their motivation of drinking are due to peer‚ environment and social.
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production with its ongoing demands and browsing and how this ongoing battle between certain formats seems to be here to stay. Given that the subject in question is such a broad subject I am going to be concentrating on a specific case study of peer-to-peer file transferring with precise reference to Napster and the way it paved a new path for the downloadable MP3’s and how industries jumped on the bandwagon and used the once frowned upon technology today as a selling point. I will look specifically
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CS200-Chapter8-Homework Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Computer communications describes a process in which two or more computers or devices transfer ____. a. data c. instructions b. information d. all of the above ____ 2. A communications ____ is a transmission medium on which the data‚ instructions‚ or information travels. a. route c. flow b. channel d. path ____ 3. Text messaging‚ also called
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resources or be used to monitor the user’s personal data. A computer virus may come in different forms and is usually referred to as ‘malicious software’ hence the name malware. 2. Make clarification between client-server and peer-to-peer networking. Answer: A peer-to-peer network consists of workstations like desktops or laptops connected by network cables. Workstations are set up to share files‚ folders and printer connections depending on users’ discretion. There are no dedicated computers to
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