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Making Music More Open: Copyright, Conservation And Access Issues, Marcus R. Wigan

Marcus R Wigan

Marcus Wigan, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology and Monash University Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music

Making music more open: copyright, conservation and access issues

IP rights around music have come under increasing stress in the digital age. The demands of consumers for cheap, perpetual access to any and all types of music has clashed with copyright owners and artists seeking to preserve or grow existing revenues. But this emphasis on commercial rights in music has led to one area being neglected. That is music and performance of historical or niche value, especially that held by museums …