MUSC 355

"How Musicians Really Make Money in One Long Graph" weblink | pdf

Moser: Chap. 15. In Blackboard see the link on the left under "Tools." Back up Copy

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LECTURE: Example of copyright enforced by YouTube (owned by Google, now Alphabet) (4 min.) player (with closed caption option) | mp4 | wmv (with cc) | text

Catherine Rampell, "To Catch a Song Thief: Inside the Anti-Pirate Patrol" The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 23, 2008): A11. pdf

The WayBack Machine

You will make use of the WayBack Machine (or WaybackMachine) for Test 3. The "WayBack Machine" presents an effort by Internet Archive to preserve web pages from the past. What a fascinating project! Please understand, however, that unfortunately the results do not duplicate fully how the web functioned and appeared in the past. Older pages, for instance, may be missing graphics and linked materials. Keeping that in mind, however, the WayBack Machine is still a useful tool for our purposes.

Need help using the WayBackMachine? LECTURE: (3 1/2 min.) player | mp4 | wmv

Third Examination link. Ethical Issues with Digital Musical Media, Materials from units 9-10.  For user name give your full name (such as Terry Ewell)

Exam 3 link

Please note that all tests/exams are "open book." You may refer to any materials available for the course. Tests are timed, however, and may be taken only once. If you have a problem taking a test please contact me right away.

Please note that the grade you receive from the computerized test is not necessarily your final grade for the test. Often I revise the grades upward.

Why doesn't the test or exam cover all of the assigned reading? These online tests/exams area quick "spot checks" of items in the readings. Requiring online tests/exams that would take 30-60 minutes to complete could add to student frustration with broken Internet connections and difficulties with staring at a computer screen for long periods of time. I have decided to spare you from that!

Although all of the required readings and viewings are not tested, these materials are important for assignments later in the course. Well prepared students in this course look ahead for required topics in the course papers and take careful notes as the readings occur that address their particular assigned issues.

All tests and exams in this course may be taken only once.

REMEMBER for user name give your full name.

REVIEW INFORMATION: Save Test or Exam Results (1 min.) into your Dropbox folder. player | mp4 | webpage

In this assignment you will be reviewing websites and demonstrating your ability to satisfy several course objects and goals such as this:

Participate in an online group discussion on Drop Box and by email about the assignment. Your participation will be graded as part of the assignment.

Email addresses will be placed in the group Dropbox folder. Email all of those on the list including Dr. Ewell (tewell@towson.edu) if you choose to communicate this way.

Students must share work and correspondence via their group Dropbox or by email. Documents shared by Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Facebook, etc. will not count for credit in the course.

Group members may divide up the tasks for research. For instance, in a group of six, three members can research each website. Or groups can divide up the questions to answer (see below). Each group will be responsible for how tasks are assigned, how communication takes place, and ensuring the quality of the group's research. Group members should share information about websites, print literature, and the WayBack Machine.

Research must include the materials presented in this course and the course Bibliography. Additional information should be found as well.

Your group is assigned two websites below. You will use your group research to answer the questions in Test 3. 

Be sure to label the files with your contribution in Dropbox with your last name and then the subject. For example, Ewell_Napster_Copyright.docx. This will help your group members and me to more quickly assess your contributions.

Group 1 Shazam and The Pirate Bay

Group 2 Limewire and Frostwire

Group 3 Shazam and The Pirate Bay  

Group 4 Napster and Rhapsody

Group 5 Napster and Rhapsody

In your group and in your paper answer these questions for each of the two websites:

Who is responsible for the website? Who created the website?

What is the mission or purpose of the website?

Does/did the website have features that do not conform to present day copyright protections?

How did the website change over time? (Use the "Wayback Machine"). Pay particular attention to the first screenshot presented in the Wayback Machine

How does/did the website protect the rights of the creators presented there?

What fees if any are associated with the website? How do the owners of the website make money?

Getting the Most Out of Your Group Research

There are several important aspects of your group research that you will not be able to duplicate on your own. Each of you brings important life experiences and insights that are unique and can inform the research of the group and the outcome of the papers in the course.

Use this acronym to guide your group and personal research: ETHIC link

Information on Print Publications