Wednesday 16 February 2011

Does Music Piracy Matter?

Here's the prezi - it's very pretty and might make Mara giddy.... he he he!

You now have all the information you need for this essay, including how to structure it. I'm expecting nothing less than awesomeness from everyone.

Everyone.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Responses to Piracy.

The record industry fight-back and the government's involvment are briefly outlined here. Make sure you do the further reading - linked from the presentation or follow the links in the presentation below.


Further Reading

As well as the articles in your reading bundles, the following are almost unavoidable reading. There may well be a quiz at some point in the future.

The IFPI's digital music report 2011 can be found via this page.

The BPI's own review of the impact of digital downloads on music can be found here.

The government's own report on Digital Britain, released in June 2009 can be found here. At least read the executive summary.

Marakesh Records (UK Based indie) produced this report on youth and music. Very interesting reading and full of useful stats and quotes. Takes a while to load through Scribd so be patient.

Thursday 10 February 2011

UK Copyright

Powerpoint on UK Copyright laws. Useful to drop in a few copyright facts when discussing music piracy, especially to prove that copyright theft IS a crime, and CRIMINALS will be PUNISHED.

Grrr.


Tuesday 8 February 2011

Reception - The Charts

Continuing on your journey of fact grabbing and quote noting...




Thursday 3 February 2011

How the Music Industry works - alternative viewpoints.

If The Saturday's are at the glossy, high-profile marketing end of the spectrum, Mumford & Sons are not. Here's how they did it.

It's radio, so you don't get pictures for your mind to enjoy while you get the info. My advice? Draw your own pictures as you listen. Or tidy your bedroom.

Back to representation for a bit

Charlie Brooker's irreverant look at TV skirts around issues of representation of age this week.

Check it out here while you still can.