Artists' earnings and copyright

Journal: First Monday

Volume: 10

Issue: SPEC. ISS.1

ISSN: 1396-0466

Abstract:

Digital technologies are often said (1) to enable a qualitatively new engagement with already existing cultural materials (for example through sampling and adaptation); and, (2) to offer a new disintermediated distribution channel to the creator. A review of secondary data on music artists' earnings and eight in-depth interviews conducted in 2003-04 in Britain and Germany indicate that both ambitions have remained largely unfulfilled. The article discusses to what extent the structure of copyright law is to blame, and sets out a research agenda. Copyright © 2002, First Monday.

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