| Music biz articles |
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| Title etc. | Author | Comment |
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| The Problem With Music | Steve Albini | getting signed and artists’ real earnings |
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| The Long Tail (this is a pdf download) | Chris Anderson | opportunities for low volume distribution |
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The Recording Industry Is Killing
The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs | Dan Bricklin | the perverse effect of over-reaction to P2P |
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| On The Future Of The Music Industry | Tony Brooke | Silentway: record industry costs |
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| Film and Television Music Knowledgebase | Film Music Mag | resources and information for TV and film composers |
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| Copyright and royalties for musicians | David Cross | law, accepted practices and the odd exceptional case |
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| Running Your Own Record Label | Tom Flint | SOS: On The Record, parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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| iTunes and Digital Downloads: An Analysis | FMC | iTunes Music Store potential for indie artists |
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| Major Label Contract Clause Critique | FMC | boilerplate language in standard contracts |
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| The Webcasting/CARP Fact Sheet | FMC | the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel |
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Articles index
Resources index | FMC | Future of Music Coalition: articles and resources |
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| Articles index | Big George | Big George UK music biz articles |
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| The Internet Debacle | Janis Ian | an artist perspective on MP3s and downloads |
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| Article index | Inside Digital Media | some pdf articles about download distribution |
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| The Peasants Are Acting Like Emperors! | Chris Kathman | ProSoundWeb: record execs’ hypocrisy |
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| Music Unbound | Dan Krimm | alternative angle on the new music economy |
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| Courtney Love Does The Math | Courtney Love | inside major label recording contracts |
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| Making Sense Of Music Contracts | Robin Morley | SOS: Contract Killers |
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| Shiny, Aluminum, Plastic, and Digital | Negativland | analysis of CD prices and history |
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| Articles index | Negativland | Negativland: more articles |
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| Articles index | NEMIS | New Music In Scotland: articles |
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| How To Free Older Recordings | Project Gramophone | recording copyright expiry and public domain |
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| Mechanics Guide (this is a pdf download) | Simple Machines | Introductory Mechanics Guide—starting a record label |
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| Embrace File-sharing or Die | Jon and Ben Snyder | Salon: based on a paper to NARAS |
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| The Mouse That Ate The Public Domain | Chris Sprigman | copyright extension to protect Disney assets |
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| MP3 and the CD Industry | 2 Near the Edge | CD prices, artist’s earnings and the web |
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| Facing The Music | Michael Wolff | NY Metro: music industry decline |
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| How To Reverse Record Low Sales | Sam Wonfor | interview with Chris Cowey about the charts |
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| The Copyright Cage | Jonathan Zittrain | Legal Affairs: copyright law problems |
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