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it comes to buying music and or going to the movies. Many record labels have had to shut down just because they have no way to bring in enough money to keep it going. Copyright infringement has left a harmful stain on the music and film industry. The big fact of the matter is that so many people are becoming unemployed just because of copyright infringement. The definition of infringement is to do something that does not follow or obey or follow a rule or law. According to the article “Illegal downloading is unethical and is causing undue harm to the music industry”(Illegal Downloads Are Bankrupting Record…

Paradax Records established in 1999 by Dwayne Taylor & Daniel “Dax” Delgado. At the time House music was at its peak, both DJ Dax & Dwayne decided to jump on the band wagon and share their love of house music with their peers via a record label. For the next 10 years their production team “Soulato” which incorporate the name Soul & Latino, produced over 100 mixes with half being pressed on vinyl. In 2006, Paradax ceased pressing vinyl due to an increase of djs spinning CDs then lowly…

DJ Danger mouse sampled a cappella versions of rapper Jay-Z’s Black Album mixed with instrumental samples off of the Beatles The White Album. Two problems arose from this album. The first was that the record label EMI retained the Beatle’s music, and the second was that the cost for a clearance fee to use the Beatles’ music is extremely high. The record label EMI decided to send cease and desist orders over the uncleared Beatles samples. DJ Danger mouse could not sell the album essentially…

big rock ‘n’ roll stars, or the smaller independent producers who helped promote the music. The larger mainstream record companies who disliked and distrusted rock ‘n’ roll instead produced and sold music that was bland and white-washed in comparison. This did not mean that there was a lack of demand from the kids who were rock ‘n’ roll aficionados, there was, but at this juncture, the major labels no longer catered to the needs of those who were purchasing the music. Instead,…

industry. He is a very revolutionary artist and, considers himself “anti-label” meaning he produces records and distributes all of his own music while also releasing it for free. When broken down a lot of the lyrics in his song can be interpreted to mean different things. A question one could ask is what kind of message is Chance trying give in this song? Is the message interpreted in a way that we can understand? In the intro of the song chance starts by saying “I feel like blessings keep…

‘Free’ uses their advertising revenue to pay performance and mechanical royalties to rights holders and creators. According to analyst Glen Peoples of Billboard, on average total revenue per stream on Spotify ‘Free’ is approximately 0.21 cents. Spotify takes a 0.06 cent cut from this amount. The money is then divided and dispersed between Performing Rights Organizations/Publishers who receive 0.026 cents while the owner of the sound recording (usually the record label) receives 0.12 cents. For…

African Americans in the Music Industry As the founder of Motown records, Berry Gordy created change in society and music through the sound of Motown. Berry Gordy opened up Motown records and at the time African Americans had very little opportunity in the music business. The Motown record label released many songs that supported the civil rights movement, and made African Americans proud of their heritage. He also collaborated with many of his signees to create new groundbreaking music. Though…

“Until the 1990s, a musician had little choice but to sign with one of the record companies, and the record companies took advantage of their oligopolist position to exact a high price from the artist”(453). This is no longer the case because artist can now release their own music and reach fans through social networks, becoming independent of a major label. Myspace was the first major service to providing the platform for artist, next was Facebook and now there is Twitter and Instagram. These…

began to advance rapidly and the record labels could not keep up starting from the 60s to the 2000s with the development of tapes, where people recorded radio, and later the invention of the CD. The labels were scared because they were losing control of the public with burnt CDs and mixed tapes made essentially free. During these years there were five major labels: Sony, EMI, Universal, BMG, and Polygram. As the years proceeded into the 2000s, labels bought out other labels because they were…

or illegally through numerous file sharing sites, record labels have been put in a special situation where they have to come up with new ways to gain profit beyond record sales, their main source of profit in the past. In a new type of record deal, the 360 Deal, the hassle of investing millions of dollars into an musician’s career to get a mediocre return in today’s music business has a potential of being decreased. In Southwestern University’s School of Law professor, Edward Pierson, article…