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Full-Text Articles in Music Business
An Information-Gathering Approach To Copyright Policy, Peter Dicola, Matthew Sag
An Information-Gathering Approach To Copyright Policy, Peter Dicola, Matthew Sag
Faculty Articles
For over a century and with increasing frequency, major controversies have erupted between large distributors of copyrighted works (song publishers, movie studios, record labels, book publishers, etc.) and makers of new technologies for experiencing those works (player piano manufacturers, VCR manufacturers, the creators of file sharing software, Google Books, etc.). Usually, the copyright owners and the technology firms reach a licensing deal-but not without some form of government intervention. Various institutions within the federal government have become involved in these disputes, using a variety of different mechanisms. This Article is a theoretical investigation of government intervention in these content-technology copyright …
Diy Pr: How Independent Music Artists Use Online Social Networks For Public Relations Purposes, Martina Lawless
Diy Pr: How Independent Music Artists Use Online Social Networks For Public Relations Purposes, Martina Lawless
Theses
Significance of the study: Independent musicians are a huge part of the Irish music industry and yet they are the part that do not have the backing of a record label. This means independent musicians need to look at cheap or even free ways to promote themselves to existing fans and potential new fans. With the emergence of social networks musicians both signed and independent have the tools necessary to engage in a new form DIY PR. The purpose of this study is to look at the different ways that social networks have helped musicians in recent years, but also …