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| Summary: "Fighting The File-sharing Dragon" explores consumer reactions to struggling music subscription services MusicNet, Pressplay and Rhapsody. Consumers are asked how these services compare to free file-sharing networks such as Kazaa on a broad range of measures. The report also looks at consumer interest in features that can give subscription services a much-needed boost, and examines whether today's services are using these features effectively. Finally, the report sets out a series of improvements consumers demand from second-generation music subscription services. |
| The report addresses the following strategic questions: |
- How do consumers feel subscription services compare to file sharing networks in terms of choice, speed, portability and sound quality?
- What additional features can subscription services offer that file sharing networks cannot match, and how popular are these features with consumers?
- How well do current music subscription services incorporate these additional features?
- What must second-generation music subscription services do to win over skeptical consumers?
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| "Fighting The File-sharing Dragon" uses the following research results to address the above questions: |
- Person-to-person interviews with 25 digital music consumers, age 16 to 35, with experience of using both subscription-based and free music services.
- Usage statistics for the Kazaa, Gnutella, iMesh and Audiogalaxy file sharing systems.
- Analysis of the percentage of popular music available through music subscription services.
- Time trials comparing the download times of subscription and file sharing networks.
- Analysis of the sound quality of music from commercial and free music networks.
- Analysis of the radio channels available through music subscription services.
- An investigation into the support for secure music formats among leading portable music players.
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| Table of exhibits: |
| 1. The Users Logged On To Free File-sharing Networks. |
| 2. The Number Of Files Downloaded Using The Kazaa System. |
| 3. Consumer Ratings For The Content Available Through Subscription Services. |
| 4. The Percentage Of The Billboard Top 100 Singles And Albums Available Through Subscription Services. |
| 5. Consumer Ratings For The Time Taken To Download Music Through Subscription Services. |
| 6. The Time Taken To Download 30 Minutes Of Music Through Subscription And Free Music Services. |
| 7. The Two Improvements Consumers Would Most Like Subscription Services To Make. |
| 8. Consumer Ratings For The Sound Quality Of Music From Subscription Services. |
| 9. The Compression Rates Used By Music Subscription Services. |
| 10. The Popularity Of Music Information And Recommendation Services Among Consumers. |
| 11. The Popularity Of Member-only Internet Radio Stations Among Consumers. |
| 12. The Internet Radio Stations Offered By Subscription Services. |
| 13. The Popularity Of Exclusive Content Among Consumers. |
| 14. The Percentage Of Popular Music Withheld From Music Subscription Services. |
| 15. Secure Audio Formats And The Leading Portable Music Players That Support Them. |
| 16. The Ingredients Of A Successful Second-generation Music Subscription Service. |
| 17. Appendix: Details Of Current And Planned Subscription Services. |
| Companies mentioned in this report: |
| AgentArts, All Music Guide, Amazon.com, AOL, Audiogalaxy, Bertelsmann, Best Buy, CenterSpan, Clear Channel, CounterPoint Systems, EMI, EMusic, Full Audio, iMesh, InterTrust, Kazaa, GetMusic, Launch, Liquid Audio, Listen.com/Rhapsody, MediaUnbound, MP3.com, MP4.com, MTV, Musicmatch, MusicNet, Muze, Napster, NewTech Infosystems, NMPA, Naxos, PlayMedia, Pressplay, RealNetworks, Relatable, RioPort, Rolling Stone, Roxio, Sony Music, SpeakEasy, Universal Music, Warner Music, Yahoo and Zomba. |
| Number of pages: 23 |
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