A new era for the music industry: How new technologies and the internet affect the way music is valued and have an impact on output quality

Abstract

Since its early days, the Internet has been used by the music industry as a powerful marketing tool to promote artists and their products. Nevertheless, technology developments of the past ten years, and especially the ever-growing phenomenon of file sharing, have created the general impression that the Internet is responsible for a crisis within the industry, on the grounds that music piracy has become more serious than it has ever been. The purpose of this paper is to present the impact of new technologies and the Internet on the three main actors of the music industry: consumers, artists and record companies. It is claimed that the Internet has changed the way music is valued, and also, that it may have a direct effect on the quality of the music produced, as perceived by both artists and consumers alike

The written press as an instrument of informal music education in the general population: content analysis of three Spanish newspapers (La prensa escrita como instrumento de educación musical informal en la población general: análisis de contenido de tres diarios españoles)

“…As for the Internet and digital and social media, they have definitely transformed the way music is produced and distributed in the world’s population, the way we value its cultural consumption and the quality of what we listen to (Patokos, 2008). The ever greater technical complexity of the electronic formats with which music is hosted on the Internet and its related digital networks (Mazur & Wiklak, 2010) has brought with it numerous changes in the relationship between citizens and musical culture.…”

“…Y en lo que concierne a Internet y a las redes sociales digitales, sin duda, estas han transformado la manera de producir y distribuir la música entre la población mundial, la valoración de su consumo cultural y la calidad de lo que escuchamos (Patokos, 2008). La creciente complejidad técnica de los formatos electrónicos de la música alojada en Internet y en las redes digitales asociadas (Mazur & Wiklak, 2010) ha causado grandes cambios en las relaciones entre la población y la cultura musical.…”

Análise dos determinantes salariais dos profissionais brasileiros produtores de conteúdo musical: uma visão pela abordagem da cauda longa

“…Em conjunto com o computador pessoal, o rápido avanço da internet permitiu a democratização das ferramentas de distribuição, tornando os custos de distribuição de conteúdos digitais marginalmente iguais a zero. O aprimoramento da tecnologia de condensação de arquivos digitais de produtos disponíveis em suportes físicos e digitais, em lojas varejistas e websites produtos disponíveis apenas em websites, em formatos digitais, distribuídos on-line música, com a manutenção de considerável qualidade sonora, 1 também contribui com o fenômeno (Patokos, 2008). Além disso, Anderson (2006) destaca a atuação dos "agregadores de cauda longa", ou empresas que oferecem serviços de coleta e organização de dados disponibilizados na internet, concentrando estoques dispersos de informação em um único lugar virtual.…”

The Effect of Networking Revolution on Digital Music

“…The user is not exclusively based on media sites in order to acquire music files and information. The plain articles and the inflexible structures have been replaced by the newly offered interactive options [14]. Users can now easily read comments and reviews by other users, post their own comments, download or just listen to a music piece.…”