"Why would you pay for something if you could get it for free??"It is a legitimate question, 'Freebies' are often used as an incentive for people to participate in activities, gain information or are in the form of advertising merchandise. But when it comes to digital downloading is it for free or stealing. In my youth I did not even think twice about jumping on limewire and downloading all the hottest 40 countdown. But now I have found a deeper appreciation of music. I enjoy more alternate artists, which tends to be the artists who are struggling financially, so for me it is the emotional connection with them that stops me illegally downloading music. The clip below if often skipped at the beginning of DVDs but it does carry an important point. I want you to think about how you interpret it...
Following on, it wasn't until I watched a current affair type show where I witnessed Steve Jobs announce the apple icloud application that I had an knowledge of cloud computing. This revolutionary technology allows you to access your content anywhere and everywhere. As Clay Shirky said, the internet imposes 'no barriers to entry, no economies of scale, no limits on supply' this applies to the revolutionary icloud. However the icloud could be a means of spreading illegal downloads as stated above. I have little knowledge about the icloud application but I am sure that with Steve Jobs behind it he would have ensured that there were no loop holes like this so that all the content 'clouded' was to be purchased off itunes, but who's to know until it comes out, I am curious to see how cloud computing will revolutionise the internet.
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