| Digital Music Wars: Ownership and Control of the Celestial Jukebox Contributor(s): Burkart, Patrick (Author), McCourt, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742536696 ISBN-13: 9780742536692 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: With the rising popularity of online music, the nature of the music industry is rapidly changing. Rather than buying albums, tapes, or CDs, music shoppers can purchase just one song at a time. It's akin to putting a coin into a diner jukebox except the jukebox is out in cyberspace. But has increasing copyright protection gone too far in keeping the music from the masses? The authors show how the online music industry will establish the model for digital distribution, cultural access, and consumer privacy. Digital Music Wars explores the far-reaching implications of downloading music in an in-depth and insightful way. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Media & Communications - Music | Business Aspects |
| Dewey: 338.477 |
| LCCN: 2005024966 |
| Series: Critical Media Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.9" W x 8.42" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the rising popularity of online music, the nature of the music industry and the role of the Internet are rapidly changing. Rather than buying records, tapes, or CDs-in other words, full-length collections of music-music shoppers can, as they have in earlier decades, purchase just one song at a time. It's akin to putting a coin into a diner jukebox-except the jukebox is in the sky, or, more accurately, out in cyberspace. But has increasing copyright protection gone too far in keeping the music from the masses? Digital Music Wars explores these transformations and the far-reaching implications of downloading music in an in-depth and insightful way. Focusing on recent legal, corporate, and technological developments, the authors show how the online music industry will establish the model for digital distribution, cultural access, and consumer privacy. Music lovers and savvy online shoppers will want to read this book, as will students and researchers interested in new media and the future of online culture. |