Credited cast: | |||
Henry Rollins | ... | Self | |
Cindy Margolis | ... | Self | |
Mike D | ... | Self | |
Noel Gallagher | ... | Self | |
Billy Corgan | ... | Self | |
Shawn Fanning | ... | Self | |
Chris Blackwell | ... | Self | |
Sean Parker | ... | Self | |
Lawrence Lessig | ... | Self | |
John Perry Barlow | ... | Self | |
Seymour Stein | ... | Self | |
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Hilary Rosen | ... | Self |
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Howard Allan Abrams | ... | Self |
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Samuel Kolb | ... | Self |
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Don Ienner | ... | Self |
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
"Downloaded" is the story of Shawn Fanning and his revolutionary creation - Napster. This one has a star-studded cast and at a glance could be either very interesting or very boring. The plus side is that you can get everyone's side to the debate.
When I finished watching this, I was a little disappointed. Felt like they hadn't focused on the impact that this caused throughout the industry in quite the right light. Some might disagree.
I saw this one and several other music-themed docs at the Canadian International Doc Festival "Hot Docs". Wayne from Metalworks Studios mentioned his first impressions on a few I couldn't find the time to see: http://metalworksstudios.com/news/blog/item/81-music-documentaries