Annotated Bibliography

For my research paper, I intend to investigate the relationship between the advancement of technology and the music industry, specifically as it pertains to the illegal downloading of songs.

Berners-Lee, Tim. Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web. San Francisco, Harper, 1999. 

This source is rather unique in that it is written by the creator of the world wide web. As a result, the opinions in it are very valuable. In this book, the author discusses his opinions on both various positive and negative aspects of the internet. Though this predates most of the internet controversy related to music, I can use this book to support the negative impacts of technology on society. 

Davidson, Cathy. "Project Classroom Makeover." The New Humanities Reader. Excerpt originally published in Now You See It, compiled by Richard E. Miller and Kurt Spellmeyer, 5th ed., Cengage Learning, 2015, pp. 47-71. 

This source argues for the integration of technology, specifically into the education system. Additionally, it provides some insight regarding Apple's intense desire to popularize the iPod. I will use this source to discuss the inevitability of illegal downloading of music. I will make the case that the iPod becoming popular left broke college students with no choice but to illegally download music.

Kahney, Leander. "How Apple Got Everything Right by Doing Everything Wrong." Wired, Conde Nast, 18 Mar. 2008, www.wired.com/2008/03/bz-apple/. Accessed 26 Oct. 2016. 

This source focuses on how Apple's tendency to go against the grain has contributed to their massive success. In doing so, it discusses iPods, and how they have permitted users to take iTunes songs on the go. As a result, this portability and personalization of music libraries has coincided with the illegal download of songs. I will use this to gain a better understanding of why people illegally download music, and how Apple itself is responsible.

Turkle, Sherry. "Selections from Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other." The New Humanities Reader, compiled by Richard E. Miller and Kurt Spellmeyer, 5th ed., Cengage Learning, 2015, pp. 457-85. Excerpt originally published in Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, 2011. 

This source mainly focuses on the psychological affects of technology. More specifically, it discusses children, and how technology has changed the way they interact. I will use this source to help make a point as to how people how might not ordinarilly break the law are doing so as a result of technology, as this is a case of technology changing how people think. 

Wu, Tim. "Father and Son." The New Humanities Reader, compiled by Richard E. Miller and Kurt Spellmeyer, 5th ed., Cengage Learning, 2015, pp. 533-59. Excerpt originally published in The Master Switch, 2010. 

This source begins by detailing Apple's launch of the iPhone, before going into detail about some aspects of the history of Apple. It also discusses competition, such as Google and Android, and overall covers a good portion of the integration of technology into society. This will be useful to me in that it further supports the fact that technology has become commonplace. Additionally, there is an interesting part that discusses how Apple actually broke the law, which I can use to justify the breaking of laws when it comes to the illegal download of music.