The Music Industry or The Music Business are the way people refer to all of the companies/artists that are involved with the recording, preforming, distribution, copyright protection, marketing, and promotion of music. The companies that are in charge of the more bureaucratic and business elements of music generally are the ones making the most money. Here is a list of all parties involved of the music industry:
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How do you obtain music to listen to? Stream, digital purchase, physical purchase, or download? Explain why you download if you do, or why you don’t if you do not illegally download.
Is the emergence of the internet going to help or hurt musical artists’ careers? Support your reasoning.
Has the internet changed your taste in music? If so, how has it changed what you listen to.
How should music industry deal with illegal downloading and file sharing? Or should they be the ones making changes to their own structures?
What do you think the future business model for music will be?
Works Cited:
Inman, Matthew. "The state of the music industry - The Oatmeal." Comics, Quizzes, and Stories - The Oatmeal. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.