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| Music biz articles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title etc. | Author | Comment |
| The Problem With Music | Steve Albini | getting signed and artists’ real earnings |
| The Long Tail (this is a pdf download) | Chris Anderson | opportunities for low volume distribution |
| The Recording Industry Is Killing The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs | Dan Bricklin | the perverse effect of over-reaction to P2P |
| On The Future Of The Music Industry | Tony Brooke | Silentway: record industry costs |
| Film and Television Music Knowledgebase | Film Music Mag | resources and information for TV and film composers |
| Copyright and royalties for musicians | David Cross | law, accepted practices and the odd exceptional case |
| Running Your Own Record Label | Tom Flint | SOS: On The Record, parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| iTunes and Digital Downloads: An Analysis | FMC | iTunes Music Store potential for indie artists |
| Major Label Contract Clause Critique | FMC | boilerplate language in standard contracts |
| The Webcasting/CARP Fact Sheet | FMC | the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel |
| Articles index Resources index | FMC | Future of Music Coalition: articles and resources |
| Articles index | Big George | Big George UK music biz articles |
| The Internet Debacle | Janis Ian | an artist perspective on MP3s and downloads |
| Article index | Inside Digital Media | some pdf articles about download distribution |
| The Peasants Are Acting Like Emperors! | Chris Kathman | ProSoundWeb: record execs’ hypocrisy |
| Music Unbound | Dan Krimm | alternative angle on the new music economy |
| Courtney Love Does The Math | Courtney Love | inside major label recording contracts |
| Making Sense Of Music Contracts | Robin Morley | SOS: Contract Killers |
| Shiny, Aluminum, Plastic, and Digital | Negativland | analysis of CD prices and history |
| Articles index | Negativland | Negativland: more articles |
| Articles index | NEMIS | New Music In Scotland: articles |
| How To Free Older Recordings | Project Gramophone | recording copyright expiry and public domain |
| Mechanics Guide (this is a pdf download) | Simple Machines | Introductory Mechanics Guide—starting a record label |
| Embrace File-sharing or Die | Jon and Ben Snyder | Salon: based on a paper to NARAS |
| The Mouse That Ate The Public Domain | Chris Sprigman | copyright extension to protect Disney assets |
| MP3 and the CD Industry | 2 Near the Edge | CD prices, artist’s earnings and the web |
| Facing The Music | Michael Wolff | NY Metro: music industry decline |
| How To Reverse Record Low Sales | Sam Wonfor | interview with Chris Cowey about the charts |
| The Copyright Cage | Jonathan Zittrain | Legal Affairs: copyright law problems |
| Online music books | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title etc. | Author | Comment |
| MMF Guide | MMF | the main part of the MMF Guide at Lee & Thompson (Books) |
| The Manual | KLF | How To Have A Number One The Easy Way—The Timelords’ single |
| The Secret Of The Mastering Engineer | Bob Katz | pdf from t.c.electronics |
| Stats, pdfs, graphics, etc. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title etc. | Doc. | Comment |
| Setting Up A Record Label | BPI guide | |
| BPI | index | Other info including digital distro advice |
| DCMS | index | Banking On A Hit—Kingston University paper |
| Digital Oasis | example CD packaging specifications | |
| IFPI reports | index | articles on world-wide record sales, web music, etc. |
| The Music Universe | jpg | complete UK music business diagram (PRS) |
| RIAA | index | US market stats, sales figures |
| Reference info | |
|---|---|
| Source | Subject |
| Digital Domain | digital audio mastering |
| Andy McFadden | CD-R FAQ |
| DVD Demystified | DVD FAQ |
| MiniDisc.org | MiniDisc FAQ |
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