Napster and MP3: Redefining the Music Industry Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

The music industry has changed dramatically as a result of technological and business innovation that changed the music got, and how value is created and distributed. Napster, Inc runs one of several websites that allow internet users free access to the MP3-files - which eventually led to lawsuits around the issues of intellectual capital. These problems lead to the consideration of the forces acting on the transformation of the music industry, strategic options for players in the industry and the legal context of the underlying strategic alternatives, with particular emphasis on the protection of intellectual capital. "Hide
by Mary M. Crossan, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Mark Perry, Trevor Hunter, Tammy Smith Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 22 pages. Publication Date: June 28, 2001. Prod. #: 901M02-PDF-ENG

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