Music downloading for portable devices

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bit4bit

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Hi, i've got to do a presentation on music downloading for portable devices.

I'm trying to put together a structure for my presentation. So far I've came across the "RIAA" (Recordin Industry Association of America) who seem to be an authority for preventing illegal music downloads. I've got a few questions:

1. Apparently the RIAA have filed quite a few lawsuits to illegal music downloaders. Where can I get references for these lawsuits?

2. Do the RIAA only prosecute American citizens?

3. What other authorities are there for downloading music?

I'm also stuck for any other ideas to throw into it, so all suggestions are welcome. For instance, what arguments can I get for people who think music downloading is a good idea?

And in general what would be some other good things to include?

I thought about giving a brief description of the different ways in which files can be downloaded. For example P2P networks/torrent uploads etc. What other are there?

P.S. The presentation covers video as well as music.

Hope you can give me some ideas, thanks for any replies. :)
 
Thanks for that insightful comment. I am aware of google.

I'm looking for suggesations/ideas about what would be good to put in there.

The focus is on arguments for and against downloading.
 
Yeh, i'm scanning all sorts of pages, but surprisingly most of the stuff isn't relevant....I have to provide sources of where I got my information from, so they have to be relevant to the topic you see...

I know MP£ is a compressed music format that made music files smaller, but what about video files?

Is there really a benchmark compressed video file, similar to MP3 for music, that made video files smaller and easier to transfer?

I don't have an ipod or any portable video thing so I'm not wised up on what formats are used.
 
You'd be surprised how hard it is to find any evidence/research/references supporting the argument that music downloading should be legal. We all know people who do, and many do ourselves, but I can't find one single shred of evidence.

Even Wikipedia admits this: "Very little publishable academic research has been done to clarify this form of massive consumer behavior."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_downloading
 
What? Since when is downloading music not legal? I have a napster to go subscription $14.99 a month for unlimited drm music. I convert them myself, legally, by playing it and recording it. Almost lossless.
 
Sir Travis D said:
What? Since when is downloading music not legal? I have a napster to go subscription $14.99 a month for unlimited drm music. I convert them myself, legally, by playing it and recording it. Almost lossless.
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I think thats illegal!! Downloading music or anything copyrighted is illegal unless your paying for it (itunes, etc)!! Come on man, do you know anything?
 
Sir Travis D said:
What? Since when is downloading music not legal? I have a napster to go subscription $14.99 a month for unlimited drm music. I convert them myself, legally, by playing it and recording it. Almost lossless.
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That sounds very much illegal. Napster is designed so that you have to keep on paying to access the music. If you stop paying, you lose the music. Your definitely not allowed to save it for later.
 
oregon said:
That sounds very much illegal. Napster is designed so that you have to keep on paying to access the music. If you stop paying, you lose the music. Your definitely not allowed to save it for later.
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Yeah I didnt know much about napster but that def sounds illegal to me. Recording it is even more illegal! LOL

Remember: No giving tips as mods are def watching this one!
 
g25racer said:
I think thats illegal!! Downloading music or anything copyrighted is illegal unless your paying for it (itunes, etc)!! Come on man, do you know anything?
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oregon said:
That sounds very much illegal. Napster is designed so that you have to keep on paying to access the music. If you stop paying, you lose the music. Your definitely not allowed to save it for later.
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g25racer said:
Yeah I didnt know much about napster but that def sounds illegal to me. Recording it is even more illegal! LOL

Remember: No giving tips as mods are def watching this one!
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He is asking for information on the topic for a project.
 
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