What Is the Future of the Music Industry?

by Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

Within the last three decades, the way music is recorded, purchased, stored, and played has changed by leaps and bounds. New technology and new access has caused Music industry executives to scramble over getting ahead of the profits, and scramble to control new legal ramifications. This book examines issues related to the future of the music industry. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737762112
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/30/2013
Series:	At Issue Series: Mass Media
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 The Future of Music Technology: A History and Overview Somin Lee 11

2 Cloud-Based Music Services Are Changing the Way Music Is Accessed: Songtrust 15

3 The Music Industry Has Been Revolutionized: Greg Kot, as interviewed by Kyle Bylin 20

4 Digital Music Platforms Are Transforming Publishing Industries Scott Berinato 32

5 Music Piracy Is Obsolete: Economist 36

6 Sharing Free Music Files Is Not Obsolete Bruce Lidi 40

7 Illegal Downloads Are Bankrupting Record Labels Aniruddh Bansal 44

8 The Music Industry Has Failed to Adapt to Changing Technology Laurie Fisher 48

9 The Compact Disc Is Obsolete John O'Connell 55

10 The Compact Disc Is Not Obsolete Brian Boyd 59

11 The Album Format Is Obsolete: Guardian 64

12 Singles Will Not Eclipse Albums Moses Avalon 67

13 Vinyl Records Are Making a Comeback Brian Passey 72

14 Digital and Analog Audio Formats Each Have Pros and Cons Zak Claxton 77

15 Online Music Listening Extends the Possibilities of Traditional Radio Sasha Frere-Jones 82

Organizations to Contact 87

Bibliography 97

Index 95