RJA #9: Evaluation of Sources
1.) online article:
http://webtechlaw.com/trouble-torrents-and-legal-music-downloads
this article is credible, in my opinion, as it was found on a blog that focuses on legal issues and is moderated by an Attorney's firm that specializes in content licensing, privacy and protection of personal information, unlawful competition, and freedom of expression and defamation. it was also posted in 2009
2.) Book:
The cult of the amateur : how today's internet is killing our culture/ Andrew Keen.
this book was published in 2007 by a reputable New York publisher (doubleday) and thus is recent and relevant to current technological issues surrounding this topic. It focuses on how web 2.0 hurts our culture: including our exposure to music.
3.) Book:
The internet and the college campus : how the entertainment industry and higher education are working to combat illegal piracy
This book, published in 2007 focuses on the relationship between internet piracy and college students (the largest demographic of internet pirates). It was published by the US Gov. for the use of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
4.) internet
http://wiki.idebate.org/index.php/Debate:_File-sharing#Listener_benefits.3F_Do_music_listeners_benefit_from_file-sharing.3F
Although this is a user made article i believe it is credible as it thoroughly cites and backs up its information. It includes background info on the topic and sets up arguments on both ends of the spectrum with what I consider to be very valid and interesting points.
5.) Microform
Costs of Internet piracy for the music and software industries [microform] : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, July 19, 2000
This document is in regards to a hearing in 2000 (sort of the beginning of this phenomenon) that examined the costs internet piracy has on the music industry. Published by the U.S. Government
6.) Periodical
Monday, October 19, 2009
Research Journal Assignment #7
RJA #7a: Internet Research Tools-
wikipedia.org
Generally when I begin doing any kind of internet research I start with wikipedia just to get an overall sense of the subject as well as any sub-topics contained within. I always keep in mind that the information on wikipedia is not necessarily accurate. you can usually tell if something is fairly biased. The nice thing about some wikipedia articles is that they will include sources at the bottom of the pages. This helps if you are having a hard time finding sources on your own. At least you can peruse the list and then look up a selection of them to see if they are worth using later.
http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en
Google scholar is also a good place to start as there are usually credible articles/blogs that can give you more ideas/viewpoints on your topic. For this reason I also like technorati (technorati.com)
Skyline, prospector, and (now) gale virtual reference library are helpful to me in regards to finding scholarly articles and essays.
RJA #7b: Internet Research Tool Test–
My internet research tool is Metacca
Keywords: internet piracy music industry torrents
strategies: under "advanced web search" I searched my keywords sorted by relevance with the maximum "results per page" displaying "sources" and with each source that metacca searches being used.
date of search: 10/17/09
# of hits: 195
Relevance: oddly enough the first few sites listed were pretty irrelevant but as i looked further through the list i found some decent sources hidden in there. I'd say the overall relevance is 3.
RJA #7c: Field Research Plan
I will be interviewing my uncle. He has extensive music industry experience including over 10 years working in A&R at a major record label and his current job working for iTunes. He will be an invaluable resource as he has not only experience at a record label who's mission is to sell physical music/video formats (records cds dvds etc) but also experience working with iTunes (5 years now) which sells digital/downloadable music/video formats. He has experience as a musician working with several bands (some with moderate success such as the Wallflowers) over the years as a producer/studio musician and as a solo artist currently. It is because he has such a well rounded background in the music industry that I think his insight will be quite relevant. Some questions I might ask are:
1.) Do you think internet piracy affects major lables or independent labels more?
2.) Does this piracy help some artists or does it tend to hurt most of them?
3.) In what ways does the record industry determine the impacts of this kind of behavior? How reliable are the figures?
4.) iTunes tends to sell mp3s at 128kbps resolution. People are able to illegally download mp3s by artists at much higher resolutions than that online. Why does iTunes choose to give illegal music sources this advantage?
5.) how effective do you think digital copyright protection is and how can it be improved?
6.) although larger artists might lose sales it seems that smaller artists gain more exposure through illegal file sharing. Do you think this helps or hurts the music industry?
7.) what incentives can the music industry provide to lure more buyers?
As he is my Uncle I will be able to interview him over the phone at any time.
wikipedia.org
Generally when I begin doing any kind of internet research I start with wikipedia just to get an overall sense of the subject as well as any sub-topics contained within. I always keep in mind that the information on wikipedia is not necessarily accurate. you can usually tell if something is fairly biased. The nice thing about some wikipedia articles is that they will include sources at the bottom of the pages. This helps if you are having a hard time finding sources on your own. At least you can peruse the list and then look up a selection of them to see if they are worth using later.
http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en
Google scholar is also a good place to start as there are usually credible articles/blogs that can give you more ideas/viewpoints on your topic. For this reason I also like technorati (technorati.com)
Skyline, prospector, and (now) gale virtual reference library are helpful to me in regards to finding scholarly articles and essays.
RJA #7b: Internet Research Tool Test–
My internet research tool is Metacca
Keywords: internet piracy music industry torrents
strategies: under "advanced web search" I searched my keywords sorted by relevance with the maximum "results per page" displaying "sources" and with each source that metacca searches being used.
date of search: 10/17/09
# of hits: 195
Relevance: oddly enough the first few sites listed were pretty irrelevant but as i looked further through the list i found some decent sources hidden in there. I'd say the overall relevance is 3.
RJA #7c: Field Research Plan
I will be interviewing my uncle. He has extensive music industry experience including over 10 years working in A&R at a major record label and his current job working for iTunes. He will be an invaluable resource as he has not only experience at a record label who's mission is to sell physical music/video formats (records cds dvds etc) but also experience working with iTunes (5 years now) which sells digital/downloadable music/video formats. He has experience as a musician working with several bands (some with moderate success such as the Wallflowers) over the years as a producer/studio musician and as a solo artist currently. It is because he has such a well rounded background in the music industry that I think his insight will be quite relevant. Some questions I might ask are:
1.) Do you think internet piracy affects major lables or independent labels more?
2.) Does this piracy help some artists or does it tend to hurt most of them?
3.) In what ways does the record industry determine the impacts of this kind of behavior? How reliable are the figures?
4.) iTunes tends to sell mp3s at 128kbps resolution. People are able to illegally download mp3s by artists at much higher resolutions than that online. Why does iTunes choose to give illegal music sources this advantage?
5.) how effective do you think digital copyright protection is and how can it be improved?
6.) although larger artists might lose sales it seems that smaller artists gain more exposure through illegal file sharing. Do you think this helps or hurts the music industry?
7.) what incentives can the music industry provide to lure more buyers?
As he is my Uncle I will be able to interview him over the phone at any time.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Research Journal Assignment #8
RJA #8a: Websites
Search Engines: cloudlet
Key Words Used: music industry piracy
Strategies: I searched the tag cloud at the top looking mainly at the larger/bolder tags
Date of Search: 10/9/09
Hits: 374,717
Relevance: 4
Meta and Multi Search Engines: metacca
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: I adjusted the timeout to 1 second and adjusted the "page modified" dropdown menu to show all pages modified in the last month. sorted by relevance
Hits: 105
Relevance: 2.5
Directories: Wow
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: set it to only show resources. looked at some of them but they weren't that great
Hits: 1180
Relevance: 1
Invisible Engines: Deep Peep
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: none
Date of Search: 10/10/09
Hits: 0
Relevance: 0
RJA #8b: Social Media
blogged.com
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: look at blogs, not just posts
Date of Search: 10/10/09
Hits: 24863
Relevance: some were very relevant but some were totally off. 3
google blog search
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: show past month
Date of Search: 10/10/09
Hits: 5509
Relevance: 3.5
RJA #8c: Multimedia
blinkx
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: none, the first search brought up some interesting videos that were quite relevant
Date of Search: 10/11/09
Hits: 1251
Relevance: 4.5
Search Engines: cloudlet
Key Words Used: music industry piracy
Strategies: I searched the tag cloud at the top looking mainly at the larger/bolder tags
Date of Search: 10/9/09
Hits: 374,717
Relevance: 4
Meta and Multi Search Engines: metacca
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: I adjusted the timeout to 1 second and adjusted the "page modified" dropdown menu to show all pages modified in the last month. sorted by relevance
Hits: 105
Relevance: 2.5
Directories: Wow
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: set it to only show resources. looked at some of them but they weren't that great
Hits: 1180
Relevance: 1
Invisible Engines: Deep Peep
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: none
Date of Search: 10/10/09
Hits: 0
Relevance: 0
RJA #8b: Social Media
blogged.com
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: look at blogs, not just posts
Date of Search: 10/10/09
Hits: 24863
Relevance: some were very relevant but some were totally off. 3
google blog search
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: show past month
Date of Search: 10/10/09
Hits: 5509
Relevance: 3.5
RJA #8c: Multimedia
blinkx
Key Words Used: music industry internet piracy
Strategies: none, the first search brought up some interesting videos that were quite relevant
Date of Search: 10/11/09
Hits: 1251
Relevance: 4.5
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