Over the years, the MIDEM Music Convention in Cannes, France, has been looked upon as a staple for emerging trends and new business deals within…
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The Case of Sweden and South Korea Ever since the days of Napster, the music industry has been combating illegal downloading and file sharing—in the…
Music seems to be present everywhere today. We frequently notice iPods, iPhones, Blackberrys, and identify ringtones. However, the statistical record continues to disappoint. The Nielsen…
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It has been four years since Lala, a digital music streaming service, premiered. The company will soon be releasing a new iPhone app that will…
Donald Passman is one of America’s top entertainment attorneys and the architect of record-breaking “mega” deals for both Janet Jackson and R.E.M. He has authored…
It has been ten years since Napster fundamentally changed the way people get their music, and the recording industry continues to suffer in the battle…
The digital music revolution started with peer-to-peer file sharing late in 1999 and changed forever the terms of recorded music transactions. Consumers suddenly could enjoy…