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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Wow, this book was a lot wilder than I expected. It's a thorough retelling of the origin of the mp3 format, the rise of internet piracy and bootlegs, and everybody involved in the creation and distribution of the technology, the media, and its pirated version.
I wish the author had gone a little further and talked about the incipient sale of a media license instead of an actual file you own and formats you can only read with specific hardware in order to prevent piracy. Other than that, this was a fascinating read.
I wish the author had gone a little further and talked about the incipient sale of a media license instead of an actual file you own and formats you can only read with specific hardware in order to prevent piracy. Other than that, this was a fascinating read.
fast-paced
At first I was a little put off by the light, casual tone, and wasn't sure how informative it would actually be, but I appreciated his discussion of his sources and investigative process at the end. Despite not using footnotes or marking his citations in the text, he also lists plenty of supplemental information chapter-by-chapter at the end that I didn't notice at first. Overall I enjoyed this a lot and it covers a topic that I am quite interested in, it just wasn't quite what I expected in the beginning. He does a great job interweaving all the characters and sections of the narrative.
informative
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slow-paced
Having lived this era as an adolescent, it's particularly interesting to learn about the mechanics of how all those songs actually wound up on the Limewire interface. The (objectively bad) music industry response to the mp3 revolution is also an interesting read now as the IP/AI conflict is playing out.
Incredibly detailed and in-depth, providing insights into these subjects that I haven't really found anywhere else. Immensely fascinating!
informative
medium-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
informative
tense
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An incredible collection of stories, I was fascinated to learn more about the history of the music industry. The rise of piracy, BitTorrent, and streaming, as well as the labels' responses. A real page turner!
An exhaustive investigation of the development of music piracy around the turn of the century. The protagonists: the inventor of the MP3, the biggest record label boss and the employee of a CD pressing plant who leaked thousands of albums by the biggest stars prematurely. Non-fiction, but reads like a detective full of cliffhangers. Highly recommended for anyone who ever had an iPod with gigabytes of ‘found’ music.
Boa perspectiva história de como começou a pirataria de música, mas só isso. Ele reconta muito bem de onde surgiu o mp3, P2P, torrent e outras coisas. Tb como a mentalidade da indústria (não) mudou. Esperava tb uma perspectiva sobre a mentalidade das pessoas que consomem, mas não foi bem o caso.
I've read a number of accounts that approached the "rise of digital music" story from the perspective of the record industry or the tech renegades (Napster, Pirate Bay, etc.), and this book is a good primer for anyone interested in those angles... but the highlight for me was the time spent with the secretive chat room pirates and the guys in the record plants - like Dell Glover - who were responsible for the lion's share of leaks at the time. Great job by the author in tracking down and telling that story.