Digital Music Distribution: Napster Vs. Kazzaa

In the past decade, the forefront of digital music has proved to be an unstable attempt due to the presence of an online music distribution network. The company has entered the market and is trying to help with the possibility of these newly released online music distribution using the full range of creative business model. Some provide clear legal solutions, others are more or less resistant, others obscure the boundaries of copyright law and attract users with suspicious means.

Platforms like MP3 and Napster have brought the biggest challenge to the traditional music industry by democratizing the release of digital music. Soon the music became free and downloads and file sharing (two scattered early signs) became available immediately by anyone using a computer and a dial-up modem. Steve Jobs' s clever idea of ​​a stylish and simple MP3 player has played an important symbiotic role in the development of MP3 and file sharing. As this equipment became very popular, a major record company finally succumbed to the digital distribution model. The unit price is only 99 cents. This means that income has declined sharply, and traditional record companies are still recovering.

The biggest music brand manager wants to protect the physical retail business model, refuse to distribute music digitally or collaborate with Napster. After years of legal struggle, Napster finally folded. However, the instant copy of Napster has appeared, so the taste of success is short. The music industry took several years to realize that digital distribution is the future. Due to repeated attempts to build their online music store, the industry became rapidly desperate. Steve Jobs used this situation to negotiate exclusive digital rights on digital distribution. This movement became expensive as Jobs later used that distribution capacity to lower prices.