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Streaming Sights Profit, While Creators Barely Get By Music streaming sites, such as Pandora and Spotify, have a negative impact on the music industry as a whole. Streaming affects more than just the music business itself, it astronomically decreases industry revenues, steals from and devalues the worth of the creators and their content, and is run from a poor business model that is only profitable for streaming companies. Not only do streaming sites directly disturb the music industry as a whole

In the twenty-first century, we have an abundant variety of music genres, old and new. Music has a versatile role in modern society. Music serves just as many purposes as it possesses in genres. For listeners, music is not simply an escape or form of entertainment; it is a source of inspiration and self-expression. Sometimes, this can be problematic and lead to false identities and music miscegenation. The music industry has had a powerful influence on what listeners consume. In this process, traditional

In today’s digital age, the record industry is booming and in 2014 alone recorded music generated almost 15 billion dollars, ("Global Recorded Music Sales Totalled US $15 billion in 2014.") and now, more than ever is the best time to capitalize on it. Due to the increased value of music and money that is being brought in from such artists as Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Kanye West music is becoming a money making game.There are many start up indie labels that are capitalizing on local music scenes

COMPULSORY LICENCES IN INDIA: India, being a developing country and party to the Berne Convention, has incorporated provisions in the Copyright Act for the grant of compulsory licenses pursuant to the special provisions laid down in Berne Convention for the developing countries. The Act provides for the grant of compulsory licences in Indian work in public interest in some limited circumstances. The Indian Copyright Act has its scales inclined in favour of access to knowledge and wider diffusion

thought about music will change in ten years time, and nothing will stop it” (15). Also, in an article authored by Guardian News Tony Wadsworth, a former CEO of EMI music, tries to define the changes in their company’s role, “ compared to 1990’s era, record labels have become unrecognizable… they have become smaller, productive, and diversified regarding functionality” (p130). Luke Henderson of Fluke productions, which is a recording studio located in London, recognizes that, compared to some few years

companies flourish due to the sale and popularity of these electronic devices. If a person wants to hear music they will turn on a stereo or TV, choose a CD or DVD to play, or listen to a songs downloaded in ITunes. All of these devices use electronics to record, play, and change the way music is heard. A look through history will show how far society has come in music alone. The development of technology has changed the way the music industry operates and the way society hears and buys music today. Society

I know how much of a cliche it is to begin this essay with the same, “I knew I wanted to be music ever since I was a little girl”, line in which you’ve probably heard over a thousand times, but I can honestly say that music has been the only passion I have continuously stuck by. I began writing songs when I was nine years old and I knew then that this was something I wanted to pursue. Therefore, when I heard there was an opportunity for me to participate in a program that allowed me to learn and

I know how much of a cliché it is to begin this essay with the same, “I knew I wanted to be music ever since I was a little girl”, line in which you’ve probably heard over a thousand times, but I can honestly say that music has been the only passion I have continuously stuck by. I began writing songs when I was nine years old and I knew then that this was something I wanted to pursue. Therefore, when I heard there was an opportunity for me to learn about the music industry and practice music production

Music Week magazine article In the Music Industry there are four main areas: 1. Live Performance 2. Record Companies/Labels 3. Publishing Companies 4. Artist Management It is vital to know how these four main areas of the music industry operate to this date, what is happening around you and the impact it has on the world. Also, it is important to understand their business mechanism, their role within Music Industry and the relationships between the areas and how they link. Live Performance:

Due to the sharp growth of economic and the huge scale of music market in China, the importance of China’s music industry catches the attention. Although the China’s music industry still cannot shake off some issues such as governmental control, political influence, copyright and so on (Montgomery 2010), the innovation of information technology bring an enormous change to this industry. Indeed, from 2000, this dramatically change attracted more international music companies to enter China’s music