Conglomerate Rock - The Music Industry's Quest to Divide Music and Conquer Wallets

Informationen zum Autor David J. Park is assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Florida International University (FIU). He teaches in the graduate program at FIUOs School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Klappentext Conglomerate Rock argues that while it is becoming easier to see and hear artists from a handful of transnational corporations, access to music is becoming more dispersed, expensive, and difficult to acquire. The music industry is creating a new distribution infrastructure by dividing access to exclusive releases through different subscription services, hardware, and new media like audio DVDs in order to maximize profits. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Music Industry in Transition Chapter 2 Theoretical Perspectives on Technology and Methodology Chapter 3 Description of the Music Industry Chapter 4 Conglomeration and Hyper-Commercialism Chapter 5 Conglomeration, Hardware, and Repeat Sales Chapter 6 File Sharing and Industry Sales Chapter 7 Towards a "Secure" Digital Future Chapter 8 The Race to Online Distribution Chapter 9 Wireless Gold Rush Chapter 10 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: David J. Park, Park David J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2009
• EAN: 9780739115015
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1501-5
• No. of pages: 147
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Business Aspects, Music Industry, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres