File sharing is an example of transferring large
amounts of data across the Internet. A computer file can be emailed to
customers, colleagues and friends as an attachment. It can be uploaded to a
website or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server for easy download by
others. It can be put into a "shared location". These simple features
of the Internet, over a worldwide basis, are changing the production, sale, and
distribution of anything that can be reduced to a computer file for
transmission. This includes all manner of print publications, software
products, news, music, film, video, photography, graphics and the other arts.
This in turn has caused seismic shifts in each of the existing industries that
previously controlled the production and distribution of these products.
Streaming media is the real-time delivery of
digital media for the immediate consumption or enjoyment by end users. Many
radio and television broadcasters provide Internet feeds of their live audio
and video productions. They may also allow time-shift viewing or listening such
as Preview, Classic Clips and Listen Again features. These providers have been
joined by a range of pure Internet "broadcasters" who never had
on-air licenses. This means that an Internet-connected device, such as a
computer or something more specific, can be used to access on-line media in
much the same way as was previously possible only with a television or radio receiver.
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