Streamwaves

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/streamwaves

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding visionaries?Jeff Tribble and Daniel Hexter
2. What is the geographic origin?Dallas, Texas
3. What was Streamwaves and why was it special?Streamwaves was a music service that let people listen to songs for a small monthly fee. It was the first company to get big record labels to let them play their music legally.
4. How did Streamwaves help people who wanted to listen to music online?It gave people a legal way to hear many songs without buying each one. Subscribers could play music whenever they wanted, like a big music library.

Digital Music Distribution: The process of delivering music electronically over the internet or other digital networks.
Intellectual Property Rights: Legal rights granted to creators for their original works, including music copyrights.
Monetization Strategy: The plan a business uses to generate revenue from its products or services.
Licensing Agreements: Formal contracts that grant permission to use copyrighted material under specific terms and conditions.