DANIEL EK

By: Adam Munera Issue: Copyright

History 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…

Problem 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

Hurdle MGM v. Grokster AND Sony v. Universal

Studios

Spotify! 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

How does it work? Subscriptions Laptop Mobile Thousands of songs Pay to the Artist’s Playlists offline Advanced features

CriticismWhat 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 musicianshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-PrTY7iQfE

Why this is all important 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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November 18, 2013, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17883101 Black Keys: Sean Parker Is An A**hole, Spotify Isn’t Fair To Artists. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18,

2013, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/28/black-keys-sean-parker-spotify-asshole_n_1384882.html

Contact - Spotify. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from https://www.spotify.com/us/about-us/contact/

Daniel Ek | CrunchBase Profile. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from http://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-ek

How to get your music on Spotify (and how much you’ll make) [Updated September 1, 2011]. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from http://homerecording.about.com/od/duplicatingdistributing/f/How-To-Get-Your-Music-On-Spotify.htm

HowStuffWorks “How Spotify Works.” (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/spotify1.htm

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. V.GROKSTER, LTD. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-480.ZS.html

R.I.P. Napster | I Listen So You Don’t Have To. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from http://ilistensoyoudonthaveto.com/2011/12/01/r-i-p-napster/

spotify.png (PNG Image, 640 × 458 pixels) - Scaled (74%). (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2013, from http://techblogger08.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/spotify.png