Filesharing here refers to making files available for general download over the Internet, generally over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks like Gnutella or Napster before it was reconstructed as a music store.- Category ID : 441016
The hits at the top of the charts lose sales, but the niche artists further down the popularity curve actually benefit from file-trading, according to a Harvard paper on the economics of filesharing. [The Long Tail]
Streaming audio of a presentation by Lawrence Lessig, a discussion between him and Jeff Tweedy on digital filesharing, and question and answer session. Part of "Live From the New York Public Library".
"A controversial new study by economists at Harvard and the University of North Carolina has found that file-sharing is not the cause of declining CD sales." [Rolling Stone]
News and views from a person who was targeted for an alleged file sharing case. Includes information on how to file a motion, settlement letter examples and a forum.