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An Approach To The Impact On The Market And Music Consumption After The Emergence Of Streaming Technology., Letícia Ledoux
An Approach To The Impact On The Market And Music Consumption After The Emergence Of Streaming Technology., Letícia Ledoux
Business ETD Collections
Consumption in the music industry has been changing considerably, moving from the analogue to the digital phase and finally to the total dematerialization of music. Despite digitalization making consumption more accessible and democratic to consumers, the emergence of piracy is becoming a problem for the music industry, which faces dizzying declines in its sales. In an era that is virtually impossible to control online consumption, streaming technology is developed and launched which, in addition to curbing illegal downloading practices, creates a new business model and becomes a new consumer trend as it develops. Based on this scenario, where digital and …
How Streaming Services Changed The Way We Listen To And Pay For Music, Claire Carter
How Streaming Services Changed The Way We Listen To And Pay For Music, Claire Carter
Honors Theses
This thesis seeks to explain how streaming services have changed the way we listen to and pay for music. Furthermore, this analysis examines the perspective of consumers and artists on streaming services. Most data is obtained from various academic journals and organizations involved in the music industry. The result of this research indicates that after the financial peak of the music industry in 1999, a decline in revenues was due to emerging technology, the illegal file sharing website Napster and piracy, the industry’s response to piracy, and digital downloads. As streaming services started to emerge the shift in revenues from …