"We have the opportunity to create a personal jukebox in the house and car." "This is the takeoff point for the music business" ("A Little Net Music", 34). These statements by AOL Chief Executive Stephen M. Case reflect the latest trend in the music industry for the d...

INTRODUCTIONDownloading music on the internet has become a big controversial issue over the past years. The question is: Is it okay? I think yes. Music is a creative process (#3), that should be shared and enjoyed by as many people as possible. However record companies around the world believe that ...

MP3 piracyThe trading of MP3's or digital music over the Internet is all ways going to be an important part of the music industry, and is an unrealistic goal to try to control. The cost of controlling the piracy issues over the Internet would cost record companies more money than what they are losi...

1. Executive summaryApple's iPOD arrived in October 2001 as a disruptive technology in the portable audio industry. Sony the incumbent portable music devices leader failed to match Apple. Since iPOD's launch it has sold over 2 million units and captured over 31% market share. The innovators were '...