Secondary research log

24.9.10

Assignment was set.

Topic decided on and discussed.

List of sub-questions created.

Initial web searches- secondary research – Wikipedia…etc

http://manuelmarino.com/how-has-the-internet-affected-the-music-industry/ 

Googled the topic –  found this article, had a lot of relevant information. Reliable source

29.9.10

Continued with secondary research, 

collecting different sources /  reading through articles. 

 

·         http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/09/27/how-the-web-has-changed-the-way-we-buy-music-infographic/

·         http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/techand

web/personaltech/article4144585.ece

Googled “how has itunes changed the way we buy music”

Yahoo searched “illegal downloading” Found an article from the Times media online about how teenagers download. “llegal copying in some form is undertaken by 96 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds surveyed, falling to 89 per cent of those aged 14-17.” Very good reliable source, well established news paper



 1.10.10

Continued with secondary research, gathering

quotes and different sources 

·         http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mp3-downloads-music-piracy-ifpi,news-3315.html

·         http://www.intute.ac.uk/communications#

·         http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7945998.stm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/

illegal-downloaders-spend-the-most-on-music-says-poll-1812776.html 

 

·         An article about illegal music downloads

·         Had a look at the intute site, couldn’t find anything relevant to my research

·         An article on live music vs record sales. – Independent article “illegal downloader’s spend most on music”

        (good source, again reliable online news paper, very current (2009)  

 6.10.10
 Continued with secondary research, gathering
quotes and different sources

·         http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_has_the_internet_changed_the_music_industry

·         http://www.atechnologysociety.co.uk/has-ipod-changed-music.html

·         http://www.metro.co.uk/news/817878-illegal-downloading-cost-1-4bn

·         Digital Cultures, Understanding new media

Publisher – Open University Press

First Published 2009

Edited by Glen Creeber and Royston

An article on how music has moved onine.

How the iPod has affected music downloading. 

A metro article on the cost of illegal downloading.- not the best source, 

fairly unreliable

 8.10.10

 Continued with secondary research, gathering 

quotes and different sources

·         http://drownedinsound.com/news/4136081

·         http://stuff.tv/news/Stephen-Fry-wows-Apple-iTunes-festival-with-controversial-copyright-talk/12749/

·         Stephen Fry’s Podcast for itunes festival – illegal downloading and the future of the music industry (2009).

·         http://www.liebertpub.com/prdetails.aspx?pr_id=561

·         http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7240234.stm

·         http://help.com/post/33562-why-do-people-download-music-illega

·         http://ezinearticles.com/?How-the-Internet-Has-Changed-the-Music-Industry&id=3753840

·         95% of music downloads in 2008 were illegal

·         An article reviewing Stephen Fry’s itunes festival talk on illegal downloading.

·         Found on itunes store

·         Not so useful – however comments on why people download illegally

·         BBC article on “banning” illegal downloading

·         Forum – not very useful, a few comments are good, un reliable, no evidence to back up opinions.