Tag: Napster

Internet Tales 1001: Alex Winter’s Deep Web (2015) + Downloaded (2013)

Internet Tales 1001: Alex Winter’s Deep Web (2015) + Downloaded (2013)

July 15, 2015 | By

In the first of a short series on internet-themed docs, reviews of Alex Winter’s superb diptych: Deep Web (2015) which recently screened at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, and Downloaded (2013), an outstanding chronicle of Napster, which screened at the 2013 Hot Docs Film Festival.

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Film: Downloaded (2013)

Film: Downloaded (2013)

July 15, 2015 | By

The creation of Napster revolutionized the music industry by a) making copyrighted music available for free; b) enabled more than a single generation to grow accustomed to the concept of grabbing commercial art gratis; c) created a peer-to-peer file sharing interface that became commonplace in rival programs; and d) created, as several interview subjects in Alex Winter’s documentary describe, ‘a perfect storm’…

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