TY - BOOK
T1 - Napster and MP3
T2 - Redefining the Music Industry
AU - Hunter, Trevor
AU - Smith, Tammy
AU - Crossan, Mary
AU - Wilkinson, Margaret Ann
AU - Perry, Mark
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The music industry has changed dramatically as a result of technological and business innovations that have transformed how music is acquired, and how value is created and distributed. Napster Inc. operated one of several Web sites that allowed Internet users free access to MP3 music files -- which eventually led to lawsuits around issues of the protection of intellectual capital. These issues lead to the examination of the forces at play in the transformation of the music industry, the strategic alternatives for players in the industry and the legal context underpinning the strategic alternatives, with a particular focus on the protection of intellectual capital.
AB - The music industry has changed dramatically as a result of technological and business innovations that have transformed how music is acquired, and how value is created and distributed. Napster Inc. operated one of several Web sites that allowed Internet users free access to MP3 music files -- which eventually led to lawsuits around issues of the protection of intellectual capital. These issues lead to the examination of the forces at play in the transformation of the music industry, the strategic alternatives for players in the industry and the legal context underpinning the strategic alternatives, with a particular focus on the protection of intellectual capital.
UR - https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=27099
M3 - Book
T3 - Richard Ivey School of Business case studies
BT - Napster and MP3
PB - University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business
CY - London, United Kingdom
ER -