Essays on Piracy

Music industry has significantly been transformed over time. The primary change of these transformations has been technology that has impacted on the entire music making processes from finding artist to music distribution. Arguably, advances in technology have a profound impact on all aspect of popular music today. Notably, there are five aspects to, technological impacts on popular music. There are several strong arguments as to whether advancement of online media distribution which is the issue under discussing in this essay has been pivotal in the music industry.
In the course of development of popular music, advanced technologies have given ...

Questions on the Journalist Interview “The Computer Bug”

⑴ How do you tell that this top IT thief has a big ego from the journalist’s opening remarks?
The ego of the IT chief is revealed from his demeaning description of a government. He explains that what a person gets from working for the government is “chicken feed”. The IT chief justifies his decision of not specializing. The top IT thief thinks highly of himself. He says that it costs one hundred Yuan to get his services for an hour. He says that other people cannot break a program code even if given Ten thousand hours yet he ...

Question 1

The difference in the world can be made by the individuals in the world and hence the individuals are the ones in a position to change the direction of history. In the US there several most influential people who brought great change to the United States. Influential people are individuals who have the power to mobilize people to do something of their interest or to move towards a certain direction. These individuals had different roles and contributed in building the states in many ways. I will highlight on the three whom I think have a great significance in the ...

Educational Institution

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Introduction
Pirated software is on the rise. With the introduction of the internet and the various technological advances, it is even easier for individuals to illegally copy and use unlicensed software. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) defines software piracy as an “intentional act of an individual or organization to obtain software through illegal means” (BSA, 2014). Pirated software may include copied DVD’s, downloaded materials from the internet, and software installed on multiple computers that was only registered for a single use. All of these acts constitute piracy because ...

Arunabha Banerjee

Senior Associate, Corporate & Compliance Solutions, Thomson Reuters
Abstract
Advancing technology has hit the entertainment industry really hard, as music and video files are transferred between computers at the speed of current. Peer to peer downloads have become the norm of this information age and are threatening to take over the copyright regime which has customarily secured the economic rights of artists and producers in equal measure. This article examines the developments in copyright law in its fights against piracy and suggests the possible way forward to restore parity.
Keywords: Copyright, Peer to peer, P2P, piracy, audio, video, music, film, ...

Music piracy is a widespread problem in the music industry. There are many people who download music from the internet for free. Piracy is all over the world; everywhere there is internet access. There is a majority of people who carry the understanding that piracy is not equal to stealing because those who pirate are not taking what the record owners have (Hardy 1). The pirates blame high prices of the legal music files as the reason they have to pirate. The majority argue that they cannot afford to pay while some are just not willing to pay the ...

The transport industry has been aware of security and safety issues for a long time. However, a recent resurgence in terrorist activity and piracy has prompted the industry to be more alert to security. Security threats manifest mostly in the form of terrorist activity, theft, and (organized) crime. The effects of this insecurity are far-reaching as they can cause the spread of pandemics, destabilize and economy, or facilitate the growth and power of a terrorist group. Security threat to transportation could also cause serious environmental damage if the cargo was, for example, a potent industrial chemical or radioactive material. ...

Business

The Walt Disney Company was established in the year 1923. For the last eight decades, the company had been known as the founder of quality family entertainment. Its humble beginnings can be traced back as a small cartoon studio which was able to transform itself to become one of the biggest global corporations of today. The company was able to maintain its goal of providing exceptional entertainment experiences of quality creative content and remarkable storytelling for its viewers.

The Secret behind the Success of Walt Disney

The secret behind the continued success of Walt Disney Company can be attributed to its expanded cable networks operations that enjoy ...

Introduction

The internet has affected many industries with the ease of access to information and the enhancement of communication channels. The media has also been affected by the internet. With the ease of getting information from the internet, the media content is becoming easy to get. One of the disadvantages that the internet has brought to the media industry is the piracy which has been made more profound with the use of this new technology. The internet has become a medium through which media content can be accessed and abused. This is becoming an issue to the content producers. The ...

Movie Piracy: Ethical Crisis and Economic Impact

Though movie piracy may seem an ordinary part of the modern reality that the counter-piracy advocates need to put up with, the act of stealing someone’s artwork is still illegal, unethical and economically detrimental. The pro-piracy fighters argue that the increasing access to Internet naturally nurtures the open access to all its content, including the one that is protected by numerous intellectual property laws. Thus, it would be logical to lift the ban on the piracy, which is supposedly helping the movie industry live and prosper, while helping the artists promote themselves within the growing audience. The piracy ...

The movie and music industry are among the biggest and most profitable industries in current times. These industries are best known for their entertainment value but entertainment is not the bottom line as far as these two massive industries are concerned. The industries are also delved deep in informing the public and education. These two industries are well involved in disseminating information to the masses and informing the public about mainstream issues affecting mainstream life “music is the shorthand of emotion” (leo Nikolayevich). Due to the profit and sheer size of these two industries they have attracted a lot ...

Introduction

SOPA or stop online piracy act is a proposed bill which targets to eliminate the infringement of copyright. This is by blocking access to any site that is facilitated or host pirated content. Stop online piracy act was formed to target any oversea site such as torrent hub, which is widely known for providing unlicensed product. The creators of web content have had an endless war with the web content piracy for an unusually long time. The fact that these websites are located overseas makes it difficult to, totally, stop it. The intention of SOPA was to ensure that ...

17thJanuary 2013

A Copyright is a way for a person to possess intellectual profit of his/her own creation. According to the United States copyright office, “It is a principle of American law that an author of a work may reap the fruits of his or her intellectual creativity for a limited period of time. “ (Copyright , 2013, p. 47). Copyright is an enshrined institution in the United States, and also throughout the world. Many argue that without the institution and supporting laws of copyrights, that artists, musicians, writers, creators, etc., would stop producing their work since it would cease to represent a ...

According to the United States Copyright Law, all “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression” have the right to be copyright protected (n.d, Section 102). However, although the law is straightforward, its application is rather complex, especially nowadays when libraries are getting digitized without acquiring permission from the authors of the books, which consists a copyright violation (Besek, 2003).
A preliminary analysis conducted by the United States Copyright Office, in 2011, deals with the Legal Issues in Mass Digitization and reports that creating a universal digital library could as well be beneficial to both parties, ...

In a recent case, the US federal authority caught seven individuals and two companies for online piracy. The Department of Justice charged them with; copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering. Several incidences of online piracy are on the increase; legitimate copyright holders lose millions of dollars (Keizer, 1).
Online piracy targets the distribution of television programs, movies, e-books, music, business, and entertainment software. The Federal Bureau of Investigation acted fast in arresting the Mega-upload culprits and seizing over $50 million in assets. According to Lever (1), a new program, ‘six strikes’, seeks to eliminate online piracy. It involves delivery ...

Introduction

Piracy is a vice that has taken toll with the introduction of the internet. With the introduction of the internet, there are various collections and distributions of music and TV programmes on the internet. This free collection makes it easier for people to access these programmes without paying for them. This has been a vice that has been fought from time to time. It has been blamed for the decline in the revenue in the music and entertainment industry. There are benefits that come with piracy and downloading of music clips and TV programmes. This paper will critique an ...

One of the most common previews to see in an American movie theater today is a reminder that piracy of movies is illegal, and does irreparable harm to the entertainment industry. However, piracy of movies, music, games, and software has been rising almost exponentially with the growth of the Internet, and the size of the entertainment industry does not appear to be shrinking in any appreciable way. To understand the effect that digitization and globalization has had on the entertainment industry, there are many different issues to consider. Piracy is not the only type of digital media-- legitimate, legal ...

Executive Summary

The modern film industry contributes significantly to the GDP growth of countries like United States, China, Japan, and India. This industry also employs tens of thousands of people worldwide. Despite the growing popularity of the film industry, film piracy (particularly the web-based film piracy) poses potential threats to the future growth this industry. The widespread use of internet worldwide increases the industry’s vulnerability to piracy issues because any person can upload/share videos on the internet from any part of the globe. It is not practical to prevent people from downloading/watching pirated movies on the internet due to the ...

Movie piracy is the unlawful copying and circulation of movies in print, videos, DVDs or electronic files; it is also the illegitimate accessing, showing, and selling of copyright guarded material such as movies and TV shows. Recent developments in digital machinery make server-based or peer-to-peer (P2P) folder sharing on the Internet suitable and comparatively quick (Johns 350). A pessimistic result of this new technology, though, is online larceny of copyrighted substance. This paper seeks to establish the predicaments of movie piracy, centring particularly the consequences of movie piracy, both negative and positive, on all the stakeholders, and the counter ...

Introduction

The social learning theory seeks to explain the development of antisocial behavior. Akers’ social learning theory is composed of four major concepts. They include differential association, reinforcement, imitation (modeling) and definitions. It postulates that people learn criminal or rather offensive behaviors in the same way they learn noncriminal/offensive behaviors. According to Akers’ theory, reinforcement learning involves getting rewards or punishments for criminal behaviors over time. As far as pro-criminal definitions are concerned, it posits that people who have definitions that favor crime or any other antisocial behavior have a high probability of getting involved in the crime(s) or ...

Answer 1

Individualism refers to the primacy of the rights and the role of the individual. Collectivism refers to the primacy of the rights and role of the community. The one central issue of individualism versus collectivism in political environments stands at the heart as the main issue. The United States is one country with the most pronounced individualistic orientation of all political systems. Systems that feature a collectivist orientation such as Japan and China promote the principle that government may intervene in certain issues related to business practices that benefit society.

In totalitarianism, a single agent whether an individual or ...

Introduction to e-Business

Generally, music piracy can be explained as the intentional contravention of copyright as well as trademarks for business benefit. Music piracy can take place in two forms: internet piracy and physical piracy. Physical piracy is further classified into three categories: simple piracy, which entails packaging of the pirated copy differently from the original copy; counterfeits, which entails packaging the pirated copy similar to the original copy. This is done by reproducing the trademark of the record company to deceive customers that they are getting an original copy; and lastly, bootlegs, which is illegal recording of broadcast ...

Media piracy is a type of copyright infringement, particularly on audio-visual property. Also known as warez it stands for producing unauthorized copies of all kinds of media, such as video, audio, software, photos. The number of such cases has been growing significantly since the late 1970s, as at that time the opportunity of producing unauthorized duplications of copyrighted items arose. Copies of original discs, such as CD or DVD and other data carriers are nowadays sold all around the world, usually at sufficiently lower prices, than the copyrighted originals.

Media piracy rocketed first in the ...

Introduction to International Issues

The Bureau of African Affairs (p. 1) describes the geography of Somalia as a territory which is almost covered by a desert. Somalia has also rain reason by monsoon. The rate for well-educated people is 37.8% and their general health is poor because of malnutrition, HIV, and AIDS. Somalia does not have enough natural resources and they have difficult challenge for development. The International Medical Corps (p. 1) also describes East African countries like Somalia with serious problem about famine. The Somalis who seriously face famine are estimated to be about 13.3 million people (p. 1). The International Medical ...

Software Piracy

Software Piracy is currently one of the hottest issues being discussed by organizations origination from a wide-range of industries. Almost all companies these days use computer software solutions for most of their business processes and if most, if not all, companies that use software products will engage in this illegal act, it will surely, inevitably lead to the bankruptcy of even the biggest software developing companies worldwide. Software piracy is indeed the culprit behind the weak global software developing and programming economy.

Despite the worldwide increase in software piracy rates, the United States still remains as one of the ...

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Dear Ms. Williams,
As requested to in regards to the presentation of a globalization proposal, I am pleased to present to you my research on the effects of globalization on Wal-Mart. I believe that globalization has become a plausible aspect that has re-shaped the business frontier of most businesses. Most specifically, Wal-Mart has enjoyed a remarkable business environment enhanced by globalization. Through globalization, Wal-Mart has sustained effective growth and ventures into various markets. However, it is imperative to note that majority of research undertaken has relied ...

A brief analysis of its social, economic implications

The cyber space is becoming increasingly relevant for the world, bringing with it newer possibilities and growth. However it also brings with it a new form of threat, a cyber threat which requires a cyber security to confront it. The U.S with its vast information infrastructure, where people rely on it more than that in any other country, is particularly vulnerable. A cyber attack has ripple effects and an impact on one can have consequences for others. Several sectors in the U.S would have catastrophic consequences in case of a successful attack. The law enforcement agencies supported by legislations ...

Abstract

Piracy, illegal, illegitimate or illicit music and movie download are all names that are used to refer to unauthorized access and download of copyrighted music and movies over the internet. Technology is a good platform, if used appropriately to achieve the right purpose. However, the rapid changes in technology has brought in a whole new breed of challenges that have left authors mesmerized while at the same time, confused due to the intensity in application. Music and movie piracy, among other things that are pirated online like software has gained a new meaning and people justify the necessity for ...

The issue of piracy keeps the fashion industry taunting every now and then. The problem exists for a long time and even after several rules and regulations has been enacted to look after the problem of piracy issue has not been resolved completely or even in a satisfactory way as the people from fashion industry claim.
An attention-grabbing Article in the New Yorker by James Surowecki gives a good account of the piracy and concerns of the fashion industry. The article has beautifully described the worries that designers and other people of industry face when they come to know ...

Introduction:

This term paper will be consisted on the chosen theory that is self control theory and detailed information about self control theory and its linkage with a type of cyber crime that is hacking. Definitions of self control theory and hacking will be provided to understand the general overview and the linkage between these two terms. After developing an understanding of criminology theory, that is the self control theory the reasons of computer hacking and other such kinds of cyber crimes. After reasons of computer hacking the linkage of self control theory and computer hacking will be provided. The ...

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Introduction 3
Ethical Issues in Information Technology 4
Ethical Case Study in IT 5
IT Laws 6
Cultural Differences in the Use of IT 7
Conclusion 8

Abstract

People continuously thrive in making their lives easier; thereby inventing different kinds of technology to suffice what is needed for different kinds of human work. The Internet emerges as the greatest invention yet in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as it transcends the barriers of communication. However, ethical issues arise in its use, one of which is seen in the rampant inequality in the access of cyberspace as not everyone is privileged ...

Business Ethics

Q1. Insider Trading can be defined as any price-sensitive and confidential knowledge and information that can give an unfair advantage to a an individual or an entity when selling and buying shares belonging to a publicly traded company.
Machan (2003) states that “There seems to be no end to how fiercely commercial success is demeaned among many of those who preach and reflect upon morality.”In his opinion, a clear cut definition of the term ‘fair’ should be decided upon. Insider training is immoral, because it essentially does provide one with prosperity by playing on others fortune. However, it ...

Introduction

The tag dangerous good from China is a term used to refer to the inferior and counterfeit goods that have become dominant in world trade. The issue of counterfeit good has become a global crisis in the recent years. Based on the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) study, it is realized that, counterfeit products account for up to 7% of World trade. Even though, the percentages cannot be substantiated due to the secretive nature of this market, the figures are expected to rise by 2015 worldwide. Despite the war against counterfeiting, the pirated products could rise to USD 200 billion ...

Security studies approaches have evolved over time in the international arena. In the globe currently, there are major driving forces that influence the advancement of global security studies. The reasons cited for this change include deep power politics, technological innovation and crucial events in the international security arena. Moreover, other reasons include institutionalization, local dynamics of intellectual deliberations. It is of immense significance to discover which forces are of massive significance that makes the decision in denoting a security incident. (Mukherjee, 2013). Core factors like realism and liberalism also feature prominently in the discourse of regionalization of security matters ...

1. Explain how the Internet has aided criminal activity.
Internet crime is any crime or ill-gotten on-line activity committed on the web, through the web or exploitation the web. The widespread web crime development encompasses multiple world levels of legislation and oversight. within the difficult and ceaselessly ever-changing IT field, security consultants ar committed to combating web crime through preventative technologies, like intrusion detection networks and packet sniffers. Internet crime could be a sturdy branch of law-breaking. fraud, web scams and cyberstalking ar the first varieties of web crime. as a result of web crimes sometimes have interaction folks ...

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The internet serves as the easiest gateway to vast information that is readily available and updated. Social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, made it possible to communicate closely with friends and family. Streaming sites, most notably YouTube, has changed the way we think when talking about watching videos and listening to music. Gone are the days when people have to walk into video rental shops or buying bulky mixtapes and CDs. File-sharing sites, like 4shared and MediaFire, served a great deal for netizens by allowing them to share relevant files and documents across thousands of miles. With ...

Introduction

Internet started in the end of last century but extended its range around the world in few years. It is considered as an essential of running almost every business around the world. The use of internet is not limited to commercial use by businesses but it is also extensively used by domestic users for socializing with others and downloading contents from internet for their use. There are various forms of data that may be required by users according to their requirements. These forms of data may include music, movies, and software files .
There may be various aspects of downloading ...

Introduction

The Social Web has been an ever-growing network that enables people to do a lot of things; from doing basic communicative tasks up to large-scale business collaborations, everything formerly done manually can already be done in a much simpler, less demanding and highly-collaborative way.
As early as the internet was first introduced to the world of computers in the early 1900s, people have started to imagine and innovate ways how they could use such technology to make things easier and a lot simpler than what it was used to be. And evidently, this is what’s happening now. In ...

IS/IT and as a Part of Strategy

Give an example of a company that is using Information Systems as part of its competitive strategy.  Discuss what basic strategy the company is using and how IS helps support that strategy.
Apple has grown over the years due its innovative customer interaction. The customer interaction has been heightened by Apple’s numerous applications that enable it to understand different client needs. Each user of the Apple devices has unique preferences that are easily tapped into by Apple through a strong information system. This type of customer interaction is unique as it is tailor-made for each customer. The enhanced ...

ITunes Music Store Analysis

ITunes music store is a one-stop online shop for digital contents consist of music, apps, movies and, electronic publications. The store is a division of Apple Inc. business focusing on providing contents for Apple-native devices. Consumers can purchase and download either individual tracks or complete albums from the artists of different genres. Unlike other online distribution shops, iTunes is not a subscription service or a stand-alone website, it is an entire application that is normally integrated in the operating systems and it is downloadable from the Apple store’s website. Albums cost between $7.99 and $12.99 but the majority ...

Introduction

Music disparity is the literal difference in music based on various grounds such as social and geographical background of the music, its producer and listeners, the genre of the music, age factor and the social class associated with the music industry. Music serves many purposes in the society today, and it is because of these disparities that people tend to classify music according to the suit to its fans and lovers. Equally, different genres of music have risen today in the music industry that tends to identify and create its own group of followers. Everyone likes music but one ...

Global Force of Good: The United States of America

Since the end of the Second World War and the Cold War, the United States has often been regarded as the world’s most powerful nation today. In the political, economic and social sector, the country often served as the leader of the international community while some saw the country as a role model for change and democracy. However, in times of conflict and disasters, the United States is one of the first few who would respond and send in the US military to help nations in need. Critics may find this action by the United States questionable considering ...

Abstract

In many businesses, these days, there is use of technology in information sharing, advertisements, banking services and purchasing among others. The use of cyberspace is exponentially increasing; thus criminal activities are likewise exponentially on the rise. The major explanation for the rise in cyber threats is the fact that since the world web is intercepted, various web applications are getting popularity for data sharing as well as data storing regardless of the user. As time passes these web applications became more complex as a result of the increase in their faults in design. This creates a situation where surfing ...

Introduction

iTunes is a new phenomenon in the music industry. With this technology, the sale of music to the public has changed. With this new technology, there are many channels in which music is distributed. There are many millions of music clips which are sold with the use of this technology. This has been seen to have affected the flow of sales for the CDs. The distribution of music on sheet of paper was the main source of music industry revenue. The development of different technologies allowed the distribution of music. This paper will focus on the role that iTunes ...

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In the contemporary world of today, there are a number of ways through which media is reaching the consumer. These mediums include CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray videos, video games etc. In addition to this, the consumers may easily download audio clips, video clips and other required material from innumerable sites that allow free download of such stuff. If truth be told, it was already envisioned that the users of the modern world will prefer digital delivery format instead of going to the shops and buying the materialized versions. In fact, there have been discussions that ...

Introduction

According to Masnick (2011), the advent of torrenting that took place in 2004 has left an uptick in media and software piracy. The institute of Policy Innovation (IPI) provides that, more than $58 billion of revenue is lost each year due to piracy (Masnick, 2011). In this regard, it is now clear that something should be done to fight this illegal activity since the measures that are currently implemented have been rendered ineffective. However, many people continue to be concerned that the proposed cure is likely to be a side effect and something that will be worse than the “ ...

Entertainnepal.com is a website created under the copyright of nepoprecords. Our prime focus is to transform the way Nepalese movies are viewed across the world. The Nepalese entertainment industry’s popularity is increasing at a substantial rate and it is has been expanding overseas too. Apart from this the music industry has also increased their quality over the years to be at par with the industry standards set by Hollywood. Entertainnepal.com strives to provide top-notch entertainment options to its customers and intends to stand out from the other competitors. It is primarily targeted towards those people who miss their ...

The issue of privacy of persons has become a common point of argument in many countries. Several people incessantly complain that social network sites have scrapped all the privacy of individuals. However, the latest area of concern is privacy of internet users. Currently, due to the rising cases of insecurity and threats of terrorism, most governments have initiated modalities through which peoples information can be shared through various organizations inclusive of governmental security offices. To top it off, video camera surveillance systems have been fitted in residential houses of individuals, workplaces, and all other public places such as social ...

Introduction

The Internet is known for its vast access to information. However, not all kinds of information are suitable for viewing and reading by all kinds of audiences. Content containing such information tend to offend the beliefs and disturb the impressions of users. Thus, it has become a practice by website owners and web administrators alike to conceal specific kinds of information, explained or unexplained, in a move currently known as censorship. Censorship, however, is not a viable means of preventing websites from offending and disturbing users, as such could result to the misrepresentation of information that can be deceiving ...

Part 1

1. Why was control of the region important to the British and French?
The original purpose of the British in controlling the Persian Gulf coast was to protect its strategic sea route to its empire in India. The safety of the region and the coast from piracy and other forms of conflicts, including conflicts between and among sheikdoms, jeopardized the free flow of trade in the region. To ensure the free flow of trade by freeing vital sea routes from piracy and conflicts, the British entered into a treaty with the sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf outlawing war within ...

English

I. Introduction
The topic that I have chosen to study is about the future of publishing, specifically, concerning the sustainability of printed books. Because information and communication technology is constantly changing, the way Americans access traditional and electronic resources are evolving, too. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, electronic gadget ownership reaches new high where 44% of American online consumers own a tablet and 32% of them have an e-reader. A growing number of people prefer eBooks because of the many advantages that it offers as compared to the traditional printed books. Nevertheless, I will argue in this paper ...

1. Threats to Subway Intellectual Property in China
The copying and imitation of business ideas has become a common thing in China. Burkitt & Chao (2011) informs that many Chinese entrepreneurs have become perfect copycats as they utilise sophisticated modern technology to copy logos, coupons, shopping bags, employees’ uniforms, and so on. They ride on the image of established and respected brand names to make sales. They have brought a new meaning to piracy. They are so refined that they copy the products, the branding, the appearance of the physical retail outlets, and even the service. This has brought the ...

The VCR

Introduction
People are generally image conscious and they try to adopt the new technologies, fads and the trends of the society to associate themselves with a desired class of people. With the introduction of DVD in the consumer market during the beginning of the new millennium, people were inclined to adopt this technology to depict their tech-savvy and cool image, which in turns proved to be the beginning of VCR’s death. Videocassette Recorder (VCR), which was once the most favorite gadget amongst the consumers, is now no more relevant in the current technological context. A general belief is ...

Born Digital, understanding the first generation of digital natives, was written by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser. It was published by Basic books, a member of the Perseus Books group. It was published in the year 2008. It contains 375 pages in total. It explores about the consequences of the extensive availability of the internet connectivity to the present first generation people who are born to it. It studies how information is stored and used in this digital age. The authors act as envoys between the digital generation and the past generation by addressing issues that worry the parents ...

Business Plan

Executive Summary
This paper set out to explain the Best Entertainment Company. The company aims at being the best music records company by producing quality products at fair prices. It is based in New York, and it intends to attract popular artist. It also aims to support upcoming musicians.
The company has a team of qualified personnel who will ensure that the set goals are achieved. The customer analysis is set to understand the customers, segment customers and improve the product to suit the needs of customer
The competitor analysis help the company understand the strengths, weaknesses, threats and ...

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Chinese Music Industry: Political Aspect

There was a reason for the global music industry to celebrate in 2012 – the market showed growth (0,3%) for the first time in fourteen years. However, it was hard for China to share the joy with the world, as their industry of digital music sales remains in pitiful state. The physical retail market is virtually non-existent – it declined amazing 95% between 2003 and 2010, to nearly $10 million (DailyChina, 2013), meaning that the whole physical retail music industry in a 1,4-billion country generated less revenue than Eminem’s 2010 album “Recovery” in one week ...

- What are the risk that Microsoft has faced in operation in china and dealing with the Chinese government? Do you see these risks as increasing, diminishing, or changing in the future? Are these risks unique to China or present in other developing countries?
Working in China has not been easy for Microsoft. The company has been faced with so many risks. However, there are two major risks that this company has been faced with while working in China. The first risk resulted from China joined WTO. Despite the fact that China takes actions for its IPR, the rate ...

Apple Computer, Inc. is a large corporation that has been in the technology industry for many years. In the event of product innovation and manufacture, Apple customers have always expected and demanded only the best quality goods. Therefore, this has added pressure on the managing entity and other workers of Apple not to compromise on the quality of their goods or customer service efforts. Herein lays the beginning of the major challenges Apple has to face in their day to day activities .
With a history dating back to 1976, when Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak came together to form ...

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the widest and rapidly growing industries in the United States of America. It is a well known fact that the generic name of the medicines is usually the same, while the trade name may differ. Such circumstances, certainly creates competition in the market. The physicians undoubtedly have a vital role in determining this competition. So, the pharmaceutical companies would obviously target the physicians for the promotion of their brand.
The pharmaceutical companies have no contract whatsoever with the doctors or nursing staff, and nor do they mandate the prescription of a particular drug ...

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Microsoft Corporation: External Analysis
Introduction
External analysis is an important part of the strategy planning. It provides valuable inputs for the formulation of business strategy of an organisation. The external analysis, primarily, constitutes of two parts: analysis of broader macro-economic factors and analysis of the industry that the company operates in. The objective of the paper is to conduct external analysis of Microsoft to identify the major outside threats and external opportunities for the company. The paper is divided into four parts. In the first part, a scan of macroeconomic environment of the company is conducted. The second part ...