I hope that this work will serve as an effective guide for development in this aspect of the business in the future as it becomes more and more competitive and adaptive to future change. (Dunn, 1999, p
Revenue from singles sold electronically will likely be the future of artists' income and therefore production team income. (Fox, 2004, p
During the transition, this will scare record company executives and copyright lawyers, give hope to struggling musicians, and delight music lovers with more choice and lower prices. (Garland, 2003, p
The further meetings should then be conducted in person to develop a better sense of the needs of the venue and the very limited alteration that would be required in the schedule of the artist, thus creating a positive social experience for the artist to associate with the venue and the schedule change. (Kalbfleisch, 1993, p
In Mexico, the 1999 pirate music market was worth $70 million, or 40% of all music sold, the agency reported." (Buckley, 2000) "For the first time in the format's history, CD sales are dropping globally
"EMI is really excited that Microsoft has provided a tool that makes it easier for music fans to move their music around and enjoy it anywhere," while at the same time preventing the music to be copied wholesale, said Jay Samit, senior vice president of EMI Recorded Music. (Chmielewski, 2003) Unfortunatley, this aspect of piracy and copy control is out of the hand of the Latin American countries
If 50% of the market is in the hands of pirates, it means we have 50% of the market to recuperate." (Cobo, 2000) Piracy has soared inLatin American countries, costing record companies close to U
If 50% of the market is in the hands of pirates, it means we have 50% of the market to recuperate." (Cobo, 2000) Piracy has soared inLatin American countries, costing record companies close to U
Sales in industrial countries like Japan, Germany and Canada took an average 9% hit, while those in developing nations such as Brazil and Poland -- drained by an epidemic of professionally pirated CDs -- fell as much as 28%." (Taylor, 2002) These numbers are the proof of what an average consumer, and a few determined pirates can do with a minimal amount of technical knowledge
The industry must allow the customer a voice, but not full wielding power over the product offerings, as is currently occurring with the P2P illegitimate systems. (Abram & Hawkes, 2003, p
Users will likely find more available services as well as greater ensured quality from legitimate systems than otherwise. (Benkler, 2004, p
Consumers must be made fully aware that the changes they might cause by illegally downloading music could ultimately cripple the music industry, to such a degree that no one is making enough money to invest in new or even longstanding artists and that the music industry could potentially become something that is entirely amateurish and never provides a living for anyone. (Cooper, 1998, p
The potential for such a transition, which could ultimately reduce B2B and "middle-man" sales revenue must be balanced with other solutions but could be the ultimate saving grace of the music industry, the evolving multifaceted system of exchanges and challenges. (Dennis, Fenech & Merrilees, 2004, p
In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conducts consumer, industry and technical research; and monitors and reviews state and federal laws, regulations and policies. (Gervais, 2001, p
Apple knows this is how kids will use this technology, but an ad suggesting buying a Mac to rip off the music industry is not a real good idea in these litigious times. (Gillespie, 2001, p
67) Some communities in fact rely so heavily upon the music industry that the ensuing changes caused by piracy could create bankruptcy situations for whole communities. (Gnuschke & Wallace, 2004, p
This is clearly where anti-piracy enters the scene and all involved must make efforts to ensure the strength of anti-piracy technologies and practices. (Schwartz, 2003, p. 163) (Godwin-Jones, 2005, p
(Kajuter, Baumgartner & Van, 2001, p. 37) (Hansen, Matthews, Mosconi & Sankaran, 2001, p
Many may like to see high earning executives and others who are seen as unfairly riding the shirt or skirt tails of artists, but again this change in the industry might be seen simply with a greater emphasis on B2C and legitimate P2P downloads, and should not ever be used as an excuse for illegal downloading. (Hogge, 2006, p
Piracy undermines the future of music by depriving the industry of the resources it needs to find and develop new talent and drains millions of dollars in tax revenue from local communities and their residents. (Johns, 2002, p