Direct Licensing and the Music Industry How Technology, Innovation and Competition Reshaped Copyright Licensing /

• Main Author: Pitt, Ivan L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Business.; Industrial management.; Law and economics.; Business and Management.; Media Management.; Law and Economics.

This book discusses the economics of the music industry in the context of the changing landscape brought about by innovation, technological change, and rapid digitization. The ability of digital technology to reduce the transaction costs of music copyright licensing has all but destroyed the traditi...

Table of Contents:

• I Part One: How Direct Licensing Increased Competition
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Copyright Law and Natural Monopolies
• 3 Traditional Blanket License
• 4 Direct Licensing as an Alternative to the Traditional Blanket License
• 5 Conclusion
• II Part Two: Why Putting Music Content Creators First is Important
• 6 Introduction
• 7 Roles of Publishers, Record Labels and Producers
• 8 Possible New Entrant
• 9 Why The Merger Could Be A Viable Option
• 10 Conclusion.