Essays on Downloading

A Report on Internet Misuse in Business Firms

Business organizations rely heavily on internet enabled systems in the present age. This has necessitated unrestricted use of internet in business firms, especially in creative area like graphic designing. This report addresses the same issue in a graphic design firm where the author works as an account manager. The firm is doing well and currently has a strength of 14 employees. However the owner is concerned about the unregulated use of the internet which allows the employees to download almost anything or view inappropriate web content in the workplace. The concern of the owner is justified because the irresponsible ...

Pt14a

International Management Abstract The film and music industry have both evolved drastically during the past decades. From vinyl records to CD’s to digital mp3 files in the music industry, and from cassette tapes to mp4 files in the film industry. The evolution in both the film and music industry is most likely a result of the practicality demanded by the society. Individuals often seek easier and cheaper alternatives. In both of these relevant industries, the most practical solution is of course to have instant access to demanded content that is merely software and requires no type of disc. ...

Executive Summary

The aim of this consultancy report is to highlight to the management of BRICK-AND-MORTAR the need to draw up business strategies as analysis of the business environment and competition in the industry highlights the need for the same. The report is prepared with a view of the different changes the industry has been through in the last decades, especially in the last twenty years. There are no doubts that BRICK-AND-MORTAR wanted to capitalize on the developments and dynamics in the music, movies and computer games industry. However, like it had happened in the past, the industry is always undergoing ...

The availability of immoral contents such as pornography on the internet has led to massive limits to children’s’ freedom of navigating the internet and acting on free will. The limitations that are implemented are as a result of the increasing use of the internet by both children, young adults, and older people. The current technological advancement has led to increased access to contents that are not suitable for underage children. It is for the reason that almost everyone owns a technological devices as well as have access to internet connection. Thus, most people are uploading immoral videos and ...

Introduction

Spotify has been founded in Sweden in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. They intended to end the era of plummeting music industry because they both were big music fans. As pirating was difficult to tackle, they offered better solution to pirating that was actively developing. Spotify became a platform for listening and sharing music as it is convenient for people. It is clear that such internet invention has become a subject to many challenges, including some legal issues. At the same time, the company needs to keep itself profitable and withstand the increasing threat of new competitors. ...

Introduction

Some actions such as divorce, same sex marriage and other practices were considered morally wrong in the past (Giletti, 2012). However, in the modern times, they have been legally accepted and most people are now thinking that these practices are not morally wrong. This is now the trend in the ethical issues of downloading digital music and videos. People think that downloading digital music and videos from the internet is morally wrong because it is still illegal. However, there are also people thinking that the illegality of this practice is not enough to settle its morality or ethical judgment. ...

Intersection of technology and entertainment

Technology and entertainment have intersected and the intersection is seen to bring benefits and problems at the same time. One area in which technology has intersected with entertainment is in the downloading of the music from the internet. This intersection has benefits and yet at the same time there are concerns about the effect that this intersection has brought to the entertainment industry. The technology factor has been seen to bring copyright and illegal access of music files on the internet. This is something that the music industry has been fighting. This trend is because of the fact that ...

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DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT

The world is currently described as having shifted from an analogue to digital era. This is because technology has been embraced in every aspect of life and of the business cycle (Hocine, 2011). As a firm especially during these times of recession, where aggregate sales and profit are bound to drastically reduce it is good to drop the old methods and adopt new ones.

Digital advertisement is advertising of products via the social media; however there is a twist to it. This is after a research was conducted and it proofed that 87% of all teenagers owns a smart ...

Online piracy and illegal file-sharing refer to the practice of unauthorized sharing of copyrighted material, such as movies or music or media that is considered illegal such as child pornography. On the one hand, a copyright is provided to a content creator to give them exclusive rights to their content and the ability to determine how it is distributed. On the other hand, whether or not a person has a valid copyright, media deemed illegal simply cannot be made. One of the most common ways to engage in online piracy and illegal file-sharing is through a technology called peer-to-peer file-sharing (P2P). P2P allows you ...

Ans 1: The natural law of driving is unspecified as many people provide their viewpoints on driving to the left or to the right side of the road. It is necessary that no matter which side we drive, we respect the coordination and follow some way. Deontological ethical theory is impeccably suitable for the argument on driving a car on the left hand side of the road in a country where people normally drive on the right. Deontologists have come to an agreement that a judgment or a purpose regulates the ethical behavior and to drive on the wrong side of the road ...

IS/IT and as a Part of Strategy

Give an example of a company that is using Information Systems as part of its competitive strategy. Discuss what basic strategy the company is using and how IS helps support that strategy. Apple has grown over the years due its innovative customer interaction. The customer interaction has been heightened by Apple’s numerous applications that enable it to understand different client needs. Each user of the Apple devices has unique preferences that are easily tapped into by Apple through a strong information system. This type of customer interaction is unique as it is tailor-made for each customer. The enhanced customer interaction ...

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Technology has improved the way firms conduct their operations. For instance, it has enabled firms to increase their marketing activities through social media platforms. Moreover, it has reduced operational costs since firms can maintain online enterprises that do not require brick and mortar setups (Gupta et al., 2012). Despite these benefits, technology has created new problems for business entities and people. This paper will identify all risks that arise from using peer to peer file sharing programs. The paper will also identify and discuss three viable technologically based solutions to deal with the risks. After evaluating the three viable ...

Abstract

Much as mobile payments are comfortable to carry out, there is the danger of money being stolen by cyber thieves. Criminals use plenty of malware tools like Heartbleed bug or Trojan viruses to gain access to sensitive information for further manipulation. SMS interceptors allow thieves to receive the authentication text messages sent by banks on a per-lo-in principle. As far the level of safety goes, Android platforms are second safest to Apple analogues based on a walled garden App Store and a closed operating system, yet not even this product can keep mobile users safe when their inquisitiveness and desire to download ...

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As a researcher investigating web users who illegally download music files, it is best to adopt the storytelling technique to elicit information and understanding from sources, rather than focus groups and interviews. Storytelling is a technique where the researcher elicits information from participants in an unstructured manner, urging the participants to embellish their individual perspectives as part of a narrative, much like a story. It is best employed when individual parts of a narrative cannot be understood without understanding the whole narrative. In this technique, the storytellers, not just the researchers, serve as interpreters and analysts. The technique forces the researcher to relate ...

Torio S. James

Saint Leo University The Problem The last two decades left the United States of America’s detention centers flooded with juvenile offenders. The rate at which juveniles get themselves in detention facilities for rehabilitation is at its peak demanding attention from the justice system of the country. Statistics show that the young people are perpetrators of violent crimes inclusive of murder, rape, armed robbery and several other crimes more than ever before. Further studies accentuate that the greater percentage of inmates in jails currently throughout the US comprises inmates in the age bracket of 17 and 21 ...

5. Results and analysis of mystery points, hardware and software system for the business 6. Bus topology diagram 7. Analysis of journey map 8. Overall Budget plan for the business. 1. Business description: Semesh is a business organization that wants to incorporate information technology in business. The business management wishes to determine the lowest cost for installing hardware and software and spend less than $25,000.The budget should not include expenses such as cost of the ISP-set up and communication system. The business, however, intend to get a router that is free as part of the ISP-set ...

IT in business.

3.1The business organization needs to know the type of Computer software that can operate computer programs in the business system. The software is the non-tangible computer component that will enable the computer system of the business to operate its services efficiently. The business need to know the contrast of the computer software contrasts in the organization and its computer hardware that is the physical parts of computers. The software to be acquired should be compatible with the computer hardware .Computer software that business organization will need to buy includes computer programs depending on the architecture that the organization need ...

Introduction

In the year 1991, Fraunhofer IIS a company in Germany developed what is today known as MP3 format. This innovation revolutionized the distribution, storage and how music was being consumed. Main Reasons for the rapid distribution and revolution of music plays a vital role in today’s lives. Despite the fact that, it requires time and the effort to be able to find a suitable music that fits our taste, a Radio station and also record labels that we prefer. Since, radio station ends up only deciding what we listen and the time we do so (Reeza Fazily, 2011). Another innovation similar ...

ITunes Music Store Analysis

ITunes music store is a one-stop online shop for digital contents consist of music, apps, movies and, electronic publications. The store is a division of Apple Inc. business focusing on providing contents for Apple-native devices. Consumers can purchase and download either individual tracks or complete albums from the artists of different genres. Unlike other online distribution shops, iTunes is not a subscription service or a stand-alone website, it is an entire application that is normally integrated in the operating systems and it is downloadable from the Apple store’s website. Albums cost between $7.99 and $12.99 but the majority costs 9.99 while all ...

Introduction

iTunes is an online media store, player and app developed and distributed by Apple Inc. iTunes is used to for downloading, organizing and playing audio and video music on different gadgets such as personal computers, mobile phones, iPads, and iPods. There has been a debate on how good iTunes is to the music industry, and particularly to recording artists. Some consumers argue that iTunes increases ease in accessibility of music files, while others argue that iTunes is not favorable because one has to pay for every song on the playlist and it can be costly. From the perspective of recording ...

Introduction

Audible.com is an Amazon subsidiary that provides customers with premium digital spoken audio entertainment and information online, by offering a new enhanced way to enrich their daily lives. Audible content includes above 100,000 audio programs from above 1,800 content providers including many leading audio book broadcasters, publishers, magazine, entertainers, business information providers and newspaper publishers. All data at Audible.com is downloaded digitally and it can be played on more than 500 popular devices (Audible.com).

SWOT Analysis

Strengths Audible.com has large collection of audio books that are high-quality and some aren’t available anywhere else. Audible.com has the majority market ...

Assignment #1: Usability AssessmentCRWR 213-002[Your first and last name][Your student number]

1. Describe the experience of downloading the app and using it to locate a Megaphonevendor downtown. Were you successful in finding a vendor using the application? Downloading the application was an easy task since I clearly understood the stipulated instructions. I managed to download it and install on my smartphone within a short time. The size of the application was also convenient for the space on my phone as I was not obliged to delete any other features to accommodate it. Locating a vendor downtown gave me a hard time, mainly because it was my first time to experience such an application. Despite ...

Music industry has significantly been transformed over time. The primary change of these transformations has been technology that has impacted on the entire music making processes from finding artist to music distribution. Arguably, advances in technology have a profound impact on all aspect of popular music today. Notably, there are five aspects to, technological impacts on popular music. There are several strong arguments as to whether advancement of online media distribution which is the issue under discussing in this essay has been pivotal in the music industry. In the course of development of popular music, advanced technologies have given way ...

Introduction

Video-on-Demand (VOD) is essentially a system that allows the consumers to select and watch video content or TV shows on demand. This is a modern video streaming technology where internet downloading merges with pay-per-view programming. Netflix is an online subscription-based Digital Video Disk (DVD) rental company. Reed Hastings established this company with a vision to offer a home movie service, which would essentially do a better job satisfying the clients than the old-style retail rental model (Lüsted, 6). The company entered the movie industry with a disruptive technology of providing online video rental whereas the incumbent competitors such as Blockbuster were providing retail ...

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Introduction 3 Ethical Issues in Information Technology 4 Ethical Case Study in IT 5 IT Laws 6 Cultural Differences in the Use of IT 7 Conclusion 8

Abstract

People continuously thrive in making their lives easier; thereby inventing different kinds of technology to suffice what is needed for different kinds of human work. The Internet emerges as the greatest invention yet in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as it transcends the barriers of communication. However, ethical issues arise in its use, one of which is seen in the rampant inequality in the access of cyberspace ...

Arunabha Banerjee

Senior Associate, Corporate & Compliance Solutions, Thomson Reuters Abstract Advancing technology has hit the entertainment industry really hard, as music and video files are transferred between computers at the speed of current. Peer to peer downloads have become the norm of this information age and are threatening to take over the copyright regime which has customarily secured the economic rights of artists and producers in equal measure. This article examines the developments in copyright law in its fights against piracy and suggests the possible way forward to restore parity. Keywords: Copyright, Peer to peer, P2P, piracy, audio, ...

Internet usage for file sharing has in the recent times being on the rise. With the increasing number of internet users, file sharing is inevitable. The sharing of files through the internet has sparked heated debates due to its adverse effects on the music industry. Low sharing cost is perhaps the main cause of file sharing across the continent. Controversies between the copyright owners and the internet sharing technologies have resulted in intense debates bordering on the effect of file sharing. The essay focuses on the effects of increased file sharing on the sales and revenues of the music ...

Introduction

Spotify is a music provider company that provides music online. The users need to register to Spotify either by connecting it through facebook or by registering their e-mail id. There is a vast choice of music available that can be streamed to computer of any smart gadget in minutes. All the tracks are legally available and the music that is unauthorized to be broadcasted in a particular geographical region, it is eliminated through Digital Rights Management (DRM). The users can choose free tier or a Premium tier by paying around £3.19 and get music advertisement free and at a higher bit rate. The users ...

Educational Institution

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Student Name, There are several food applications available on the market for smartphone users. With the popularity of these applications (apps), it is almost impossible to tell which ones are worth downloading and which apps should be avoided. As with all apps there are pros and cons, limitations and areas for improvement. The three food applications that are being reviewed include Fooducate, an app that rates food with letter grades, True Food, an app that identifies foods containing GMO’s, and Seafood Watch, an app that alerts consumers about ...

Music piracy is a widespread problem in the music industry. There are many people who download music from the internet for free. Piracy is all over the world; everywhere there is internet access. There is a majority of people who carry the understanding that piracy is not equal to stealing because those who pirate are not taking what the record owners have (Hardy 1). The pirates blame high prices of the legal music files as the reason they have to pirate. The majority argue that they cannot afford to pay while some are just not willing to pay the cost of ...

1.0 Introduction Websites are arrangements of interrelated web pages parented by a single web address or better known as a domain name hosted by a server. Initially websites were typically navigated for information only. The Internet evolved to incorporate unlimited functions such as electronic email communications, architectural designs and business transactions. Nowadays most, if not all, websites are designed to be a two-way method of communication between the sender and the receiver. The purpose of this report is to evaluate three (3) different kinds of websites and distinguishing their main functions: information, interactive, and trans-active. Considering how virtually most established and popular ...

Abstract

This paper discusses the network communication and intellectual property right. Intellectual property right is granted to the owner of the product for the exclusive creation of the product. There are two main reasons; intellectual property rights are implanted. First to provide with legal expression of economic and moral right of the owner of the creation and the right of the public to access the product of creators. Second, to promote the premeditated act of government to demonstrate their propagation and application of the result to contribute to social development and the economic system of the society. A new ...

Executive Summary

Super Software is a publicly owned company that has been in the technology business for the last decade. The company builds and sells customized business software and has a dedicated client base of about 500 companies. In the last 2 years, the company has been very profitable. In the last financial year, for example, the company made 2.7 million in post-tax profits. This translated into 12.4 percent increase from 7.1 per cent in total shareholder returns.

Environmental Analysis

The marketing environment for the company is favorable for the company. Economic forces: Due to the economic crunch that has engulfed most of the ...

Illegal Downloads I believe the practice of illegal downloads is another form of stealing. The way I see it, is that you’re taking something produced by someone else without pay or asking permission, which is equivalent to stealing. Many of us do illegal music downloads. It’s a common activity people do because they don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars just to get the latest song. I’ll be honest; I used to do illegal downloads, until one day I read an article of a woman arrested from the illegal downloading. She ended up paying for all the ...

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Should it be a Crime? With the rapid growth and development in the sector of electronic media and digital data and the invention of new and improved information systems that facilitate the information needs of every internet user worldwide, combined with globalization, the trend of downloading music from the internet (often copyrighted) without bearing any cost has been one of the most serious concerns over the last decade. The opinion regarding such downloading is generally mixed; certain individuals and organizations labeling it as a “cyber crime that is punishable”, while others support such actions. This paper ...

The internet is noted to provide several aspects of living convenience for individuals to give attention to. Considerably, this particular advancement in the field of communication technology specifically bridges the people towards tasks that they may not have been properly engaged with during the times when such developments were not specifically evident in the society yet. The introduction of the internet has opened new doors of operation for humans especially when it comes to getting the information they like when they like. Music and other files that could be downloaded from the internet has become a common source of ...

Internet Deviance

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Introduction

Online deviant behavior or Internet deviance can be described as a number of activities that are either illegal, amoral, or both. It is not an untold secret in the contemporary times that the accessibility to information has been transformed by the Internet. This is because it has become a very easy task for people to search others who possess similar beliefs and then emphasize widely unacceptable behaviors. Internet has also empowered people with similar pathological level. Such individuals are able to organize and communicate with each other on virtual communities. Although it is still not clear whether such ...

Their intention was to depict the role played by personal morals and emotions in encouraging or discouraging the vice of illegal downloading. According to Wang et al (2011, p.155), the authors hypothesised that a downloader who has previously engaged in illegal downloading may experience anticipated guilt because of their undesirable behaviour, and therefore will be less likely to engage in the same in future, unlike those who have had no illegal downloading experience. However, if the act of illegal downloading results in a positive experience for the downloader, in future this positive experience will override the anticipated guilt and thus will ...

Movie Piracy: Ethical Crisis and Economic Impact

Though movie piracy may seem an ordinary part of the modern reality that the counter-piracy advocates need to put up with, the act of stealing someone’s artwork is still illegal, unethical and economically detrimental. The pro-piracy fighters argue that the increasing access to Internet naturally nurtures the open access to all its content, including the one that is protected by numerous intellectual property laws. Thus, it would be logical to lift the ban on the piracy, which is supposedly helping the movie industry live and prosper, while helping the artists promote themselves within the growing audience. The piracy ...

Company researched, Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is a multinational company that deals with manufacture and distribution of consumer electronics, both hardware and software products. The hardware products personal computers, iPod music player, iPhone smartphone, andiPad tablet computer, while the software products include the OS X and the IOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser and the safari web browser. Apple Inc. was incorporated as Apple computer Inc. on January 3 1977. However the word computer was removed from its name on January 9 2007, on the eve of that day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone reflecting its focus in consumer electronics. Current statistics indicate ...

What is Google Drive?

Google Drive is provided by Google and it is a storage file and synchronization service. Google drive enables file sharing, collaborative editing, and cloud storage. The home of Google Docs offers editing on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations collaboratively. Google drive is one place to share, create, collaborate, and storage that are accessible on different devices.

How Google Drive is used?

Technically, there are four main steps on how to use Google drive. First, accessing Google drive, these are signing in with Google account, adding file to drive, changing the file as displayed, use of navigation in browsing files, search file, and downloading of application for ...

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Technology has brought with it innovative ideas and concepts that contribute in simplifying life and making communication efficient. Such creations enable societies, businesses, and individuals to shape the society, and contribute to how people respond to threats, and business opportunities. The growth of technology has introduced the use of emails, which are mostly used for communication at work, with customers, suppliers, or even friends. Most of the advancements on the use of emails have resulted due to the high use of internet. Email accounts are free, proactive, accessible, and secure and considered fast and cheap modes ...

Introduction

Advancements in technology have revolutionized the entertainment industry. Many people have for instance switched from reliance on analogue cable signals to digital transmission technology. Set-top boxes have been instrumental in facilitating digital migration and they are currently in very high demand in both developed and developing countries. These devices are perfect for the market since they avail more TV channels to customers, high-quality pictures, Digital Video Recording (DVR) among other fantastic and revolutionary features. As such, a business dealing in such gadgets would be viable at the present and in the future. In India for instance, the sale of Set ...

ICT systems and networks are very sensitive, and it is crucial for the ICT system and network of the firm to be well secured rom the various threats that exist. The network of the firm ought to be protected from such threats since it could lead to huge losses financially or intellectually. The firm may lose information stored in the database. This could stall normal operations or even result in sudden shutdown of all business operations. Thus, the security of the firm’s network is central to perpetuity of the firm.

Vulnerabilities and Threat to the Network

When analyzing the effect of various threats it ...

The rampant internet usage has also paved way to easy access to information including easy access to musics and videos. The internet has been a fast way to acquire new movies and musics without spending anything. Numerous websites have been put up for the purpose of sharing this information. However, coming with the “easy access” to information are numerous ethical issues specifically on the question as to how ethical and legal are the sharing of these files on the internet. If these activities, how are they handled and what specific laws cover these? Mostly, questions on jurisdictions also arise every ...

- What is intellectual property? What is the difference between real and intellectual property? Can a person own intellectual property? Why or why not? When a person claims of anything like intellectual property, he/she means the property of the mind. In simple terms, intellectual property is an intangible asset that resides only in the minds of a person or known only by a corporate body. In most cases, intellectual property is not transferrable from one person to another but is infringed once a person or organization copies the idea of another. Finding the major difference between a real property and intellectual property, it is ...

Introduction

iTunes is a new phenomenon in the music industry. With this technology, the sale of music to the public has changed. With this new technology, there are many channels in which music is distributed. There are many millions of music clips which are sold with the use of this technology. This has been seen to have affected the flow of sales for the CDs. The distribution of music on sheet of paper was the main source of music industry revenue. The development of different technologies allowed the distribution of music. This paper will focus on the role that iTunes have ...

Introduction

The government has the sole responsibility and duty of protecting its citizens and their properties whether tangible or intangible. In order to achieve this goal, the government through the legislature and judiciary formulates and enacts laws that aim at maintaining social order, status quo and protecting intellectual property rights of artists and inventors. Enactment of intellectual property laws is not a new phenomenon in United States because it has existed for many years. This fact affirms that the federal government has pledged its commitment and dedication in protecting intellectual property of artists and inventors in the country. Consequently, the government ...

You Make the Call, #3, Chapter 16, Page: 495

Question #1 What does the nature of this industry suggest about the elasticity of demand affecting Bowlin’s pricing? In the information given about Bowlin, it is said that it is not a must for the firm to reduce its price but rather improve the quality of its work. This means that the service provided by Bowlin is a necessity and therefore, the price reduction might have less influence on the customer demand on the service of the company. The service provided is fairly elastic but its elasticity relies on the quality of the service offered by the responsible firm ...

[Author’s Name] [Institutional Affiliation] The characteristic that differentiates bootleggers and music downloaders is that the former usually acknowledge their practices as violations of the laws and regulation regarding the copyright and try hard not to be detected. Generally, these collectors of bootlegged material “recognize their own activities as breaking copyright laws or carrying social connotations of deviance” (Wiest, 2007). Thus, bootlegging is an activity that is more prevalent under the ground and is commonly done in record shops located back street (Wiest, 2007). Bootlegging on the Internet is increasing day by day and this practice ...

Introduction

Piracy is a vice that has taken toll with the introduction of the internet. With the introduction of the internet, there are various collections and distributions of music and TV programmes on the internet. This free collection makes it easier for people to access these programmes without paying for them. This has been a vice that has been fought from time to time. It has been blamed for the decline in the revenue in the music and entertainment industry. There are benefits that come with piracy and downloading of music clips and TV programmes. This paper will critique an article that ...

Executive summary

The advancement of technology has seen many organizations ignore the traditional strategic approaches and embrace the new technological strategies. The digital music service company, Spotify Limited is not left behind because it uses technology in marketing its services. The company adopts the management theory in developing information technology strategies. The findings show how the company has used technology as a strategy tool, the e-business strategies adopted, and the ethical issues in the company information technology. Finally, the discussion gives three recommendations for Spotify Limited.

Introduction

Spotify Limited is a digital music service providing on-demand access to songs on phones, tablets, computers, and ...

[Author’s Name] [Institutional Affiliation] In the contemporary world of today, there are a number of ways through which media is reaching the consumer. These mediums include CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray videos, video games etc. In addition to this, the consumers may easily download audio clips, video clips and other required material from innumerable sites that allow free download of such stuff. If truth be told, it was already envisioned that the users of the modern world will prefer digital delivery format instead of going to the shops and buying the materialized versions. In fact, there have been discussions ...

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Background information and industry analysis 4 Strategic issues affecting the industry 7 Netflix SWOT analysis 7 Strengths 7 Weaknesses 7 Opportunities 8 Threats 8 Competitor analysis 8 Company business model and environment analysis 10 Conclusion 12

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Introduction Netflix is the world’s most successful company that specializes in providing rental services for the home movies to various online consumers after paying the required fees for the product. The company has experienced success and failures in their daily operations as a result of internal and external company factors that are the ...

One of the most common previews to see in an American movie theater today is a reminder that piracy of movies is illegal, and does irreparable harm to the entertainment industry. However, piracy of movies, music, games, and software has been rising almost exponentially with the growth of the Internet, and the size of the entertainment industry does not appear to be shrinking in any appreciable way. To understand the effect that digitization and globalization has had on the entertainment industry, there are many different issues to consider. Piracy is not the only type of digital media-- legitimate, legal sources ...

On the 13th day of February 2013, I made a visit to Suffolk Superior court. The court has both criminal and civil jurisdiction. For the purposes of this assignment, I visited the criminal section of the court between 1230 hours and 1250 hours, during which time I heard a trial concerning a case involving the violation of copyright law. The case involved the illegal downloading of music from the internet. The accused, a 25 year old man, had pleaded innocent during the arraignment session. The judge had postponed the day which, coincidentally was the day I visited. On this day, much like all ...

So how bad is music sharing? Music sharing in the 21st century is something that anyone can do with a computer and blank CDs. In the past, people had to buy music by going to a music store. Today, with technology advancement, sharing of music is as easy as copy and paste (Kaplan). Free music became very popular in the late nineties and early two thousand. With the help of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, illegal music copying was affecting record companies’ sales by huge margins. The music industry began to sue P2P applications that supported sharing of illegal audio. Around the same ...

Introduction

According to Masnick (2011), the advent of torrenting that took place in 2004 has left an uptick in media and software piracy. The institute of Policy Innovation (IPI) provides that, more than $58 billion of revenue is lost each year due to piracy (Masnick, 2011). In this regard, it is now clear that something should be done to fight this illegal activity since the measures that are currently implemented have been rendered ineffective. However, many people continue to be concerned that the proposed cure is likely to be a side effect and something that will be worse than the “disease” ...

Child Predation

The development of the internet over the last 20 years has resulted to the improvement in communication both socially and in the business community. There has been an increase in access to plenty of information. However, despite the internet being a valuable tool, it has resulted to increased hazards towards the safety of children. Child predation via the internet has become easy due to the presence of online solicitation and increased access to inappropriate material (Dombrowski, Gischlar, and Durst, 2007). The internet also allows different individuals to be able to misrepresent themselves via online chat rooms, which makes it easy ...

Introduction

Internet started in the end of last century but extended its range around the world in few years. It is considered as an essential of running almost every business around the world. The use of internet is not limited to commercial use by businesses but it is also extensively used by domestic users for socializing with others and downloading contents from internet for their use. There are various forms of data that may be required by users according to their requirements. These forms of data may include music, movies, and software files . There may be various aspects of ...