1. By: Adam Munera
Issue: Copyright

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Daniel Ek
Born 21 February 1983
Founded first company at age of 14
By 1999 he was a 16 year old computer
programmer, essentially becoming rich
However…

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He had a problem…
“How do you get people to pay for music that
can, if illegally be downloaded free -- with out
charging them for each song?”
He wanted it to be legal
Unlike Apple or Amazon who charge for each
song

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MGM v. Grokster AND Sony v. Universal
Studios

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Developed around 2007 by a company started
by Daniel Ek
Made public on October 7th 2008
It started in other countries making its way
over to the United States on February 10th 2009
18 million songs, growing by 20,000 a day

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Subscriptions
Laptop
Mobile
Thousands of songs
Pay to the Artist’s
Playlists offline
Advanced features

7. What do the artist’s think?
“Sean Parker Is An A**hole, Spotify Isn't Fair To
Artists”
“your small meaningless rebellion is only hurting
your fans ... a drop in the bucket really” No we're
standing up for our fellow musicians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrTY7iQfE

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Daniel Ek has helped change the world of
music through the internet
Innovations are now appearing everywhere
Finished Napster’s mission

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Daniel Ek: A Playlist for Entrepreneurs [Entire Talk] - YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013,
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