Artists' earnings and copyright: a review of British and German music industry data in the context of digital technologies

Kretschmer, M. (2005) Artists' earnings and copyright: a review of British and German music industry data in the context of digital technologies. First Monday, 10(1),

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.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Music earnings, copyight, music law, germany, britain
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Kretschmer, Professor Martin
• Authors: Kretschmer, M.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Journal Name: First Monday
• Publisher: University of Illinois at Chicago Library
• ISSN: 1396-0466
• ISSN (Online): 1396-0458
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2005 The Author
• First Published: First published in First Monday 10(1)
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License