The Constable on October 13th, 2008
Fewer people are downloading music from the internet illegally because they are frightened about having their connections cut off, according to new research.
According to an article in today’s Telegraph (UK):
Around 39 per cent of music fans currently download tracks from illegal sites, compared to 43 per cent last year, the annual digital music survey of 1,500 people found.
However, of those, 72 per cent said they would stop if they were contacted by their internet service provider (ISP).
The Constable on September 8th, 2008
According to both the wippit.com homepage, and a story on Distorted-Loop, one of the first legitimate p2p media networks has shut down due to being unable to compete in the current marketplace. Visitors to wippit.com are greeted with the following message:
Wippit has closed.
After 8 years of pushing the digital boundaries, Wippit can no longer compete in the current market climate.
Thank you to everyone that has supported us over the years and apologies to those that will miss us. “
In related news, Pandora also looks like it may be shutting down as well, after failing to reach an agreement with U.S. music publishers.
… and in sure to be upcoming news, music publishers continue to try to shut down services and refuse to license new business models, while the rest of the Internet walks away with their business. (my opinion).
