Usage of Peer-to-peer Networks for Music File-sharing: “Piracy Or Revolution?”

Download or read book Usage of Peer-to-peer Networks for Music File-sharing: “Piracy Or Revolution?” written by Martin Strang and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Communications - Multimedia, Internet, New Technologies, grade: High Distinction, Macquarie University (Centre for International Communication), course: New Media, 22 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This essay examines the usage of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks for music file-sharing and intends to analyse this usage in the context of current copyright policy. This will be achieved by addressing the following issues. Firstly, the history and principle of P2P networks will be outlined. Secondly, it will be analysed whether P2P file-sharing can be seen as an act of 'theft'. Thirdly, the paper will examine how P2P networks are used and what cultural significance they represent. Fourthly, the future of P2P networks will be debated and finally the results of this paper will be summarised and discussed.