The Gadget Factor
Don’t let its size deceive you — this sleek little gadget is shaking the foundations of the digital media debate. In “The Gadget Factor,” AudioBerkman takes a closer look a cool new class of high-tech toys — the portable MP3 player — to find out how these devices are affecting the world of online music. We talk to business analysts, lawyers, and RIAA President Cary Sherman and ask how the iPod has changed the way people use digital media. Our results might surprise you… (running time: 12 minutes)
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Learn more about the digital media debate by visiting the Berkman Center’s Digital Media Project homepage, which contains research reports and a roadmap for the future of the debate.
The people we interviewed:
- Fred von Lohmann at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Mike McGuire of Gartner|G2
- Cary Sherman of the Recording Industry Association of America
- Scott Kirsner, technology journalist
- Urs Gasser at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society
All music used in the piece is licensed through Creative Commons.
