System Shock

01/01/2018

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0hr 54min

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Documentary

,Music

STORY

Germany 1995, a PhD student makes a technological breakthrough when he discovers how to compress audio without losing sound quality. He calls his new file type an "MP3". Within just a few years, and with the help of a nascent tech community, illegal MP3s begin filling up the hard drives of millions of computers around the world. It's the beginning of our modern digital age and internet culture. Featuring interviews with infamous music executives, artists, and techies, System Shock chronicles how the MP3 crushed the music industry and gave rise to the billion-dollar sharing economy.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Chuck D
  • Zakk Wylde

    Directors

  • Jed Rosenberg
  • Victoria Blackburne-Daniell

INFORMATION

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LANGUAGES

  • English