Conglomerate Rock The Music Industry's Quest to Divide Music and Conquer Wallets

by Park, David J.

• ISBN13: 9780739115008
• ISBN10: 0739115006
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-10
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Conglomerate Rock argues that while it is becoming easier to see and hear artists from a handful of transnational corporations, access to music is becoming more dispersed, expensive, and difficult to acquire. The music industry is creating a new distribution infrastructure by dividing access to exclusive releases through different subscription services, hardware, and new media like audio DVDs in order to maximize profits.

Author Biography

David J. Park is assistant professor in the communications department at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans.

Table of Contents

Charts and Graphs	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Music Industry in Transition	p. 1
Theoretical Perspectives on Technology and Methodology	p. 11
Description of the Music Industry	p. 19
Conglomeration and Hyper-Commercialism	p. 39
Conglomeration, Hardware and Repeat Sales	p. 53
File Sharing and Industry Sales	p. 65
Towards a "Secure" Digital Future	p. 77
The Race to Online Distribution	p. 93
Wireless Gold Rush	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 117
Bibliography	p. 123
Index	p. 137
About the Author	p. 149
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