Music industry
UK Police Intellectual Property Goes Global
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- Tuesday, 10 December 2013
A ground-breaking initiative led by the new Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) to target websites providing unauthorised access to copyrighted content has shown an immediate global impact.
The Cost of Free
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- Monday, 09 December 2013
When it comes to recorded music, today's consumers enjoy a free ride and seem to have all the answers. Song sharing is there for the taking and, in any case, the old music sales model is archaic.
Shifting Sources of Artist Income: 1999-2012
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- Friday, 06 December 2013
If artists make more than three times the percentage from concerts as they do from recordings, does it matter if people are stealing their recordings? Or, is that just a label problem?
Album sales are declining, but it's part of the battle between art and commerce
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- Friday, 06 December 2013
It may seem like the end of days as people download individual tracks. But these changes are what push pop forward.
Serbian buyers to pay music tax on computer devices?
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- Friday, 06 December 2013
For every computer or cell phone buyers will have to pay music tax, if the Draft Law on Copyright and Related Rights is adopted, and the Government of Serbia adds them to the list of audio-visual equipment.
The Next Big Thing You Missed: ‘Eternal Kickstarter’ Reinvents Indie Art
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- Thursday, 07 November 2013
The idea came to Jack Conte at the nadir of his financial and artistic desperation. The bearded half of indie-rock duo Pomplamoose had just maxed out his credit cards after plowing way too much money into his latest solo music video.
Crowdfunding the arts in South Africa
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- Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Money for a Monteverdi melody, and Bach for their buck. The Cape Consort is a Cape Town-based ensemble in search of investment to help them put on a concert.
Researcher shows music industry building walls to limit data
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- Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Major record labels have capitalized on iTunes to maintain the same advantages that they held previously through physical media distribution networks.
Do It Yourself: Comparing Successful Record Label Models
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- Wednesday, 06 November 2013
A panel at the recent Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) discussed the role of record labels since the turn of the century, with a particular focus on the success of DIY labels, reports the blog of the music industry conference Midem.
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