Director: Alex Winter

Writer: Alex Winter

Keywords: Music Documentary

Documentary chronicles the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing on the Internet through an examination of the functionality's most prominent example.

ABSTRACT
Created as an attempt by actor-turned-filmmaker Alex Winter to examine the controversy surrounding peer-to-peer file sharing and Napster in particular from both sides of the contentious discussion and debate, Downloaded features interviews with various music industry figures in addition to software developers and executives from the Recording Industry Association of America to tell a true-life tale of how the simple concept of "free music" divided a world and forever changed the face of the industry it impacted.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Perry Barlow	Activist	3-Oct-1947	7-Feb-2018	Co-Founder, EFF
Mike D	Rapper	20-Nov-1965		Beastie Boys
Noel Gallagher	Guitarist	29-May-1967		Former guitarist for Oasis
Lawrence Lessig	Legal Scholar	3-Jun-1961		Constitutional and internet law
Henry Rollins	Musician	13-Feb-1961		Black Flag
Hilary Rosen	Lobbyist	22-Oct-1958		CEO of the RIAA, 1998-2003

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