Digital Music Wars Ownership and Control of the Celestial Jukebox

by Burkart, Patrick; McCourt, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780742536685
• ISBN10: 0742536688
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-24
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

With the rising popularity of online music, the nature of the music industry is rapidly changing. Rather than buying albums, tapes, or CDs, music shoppers can purchase just one song at a time. It's akin to putting a coin into a diner jukeboxexcept the jukebox is out in cyberspace. But has increasing copyright protection gone too far in keeping the music from the masses? The authors show how the online music industry will establish the model for digital distribution, cultural access, and consumer privacy. Digital Music Wars explores the far-reaching implications of downloading music in an in-depth and insightful way. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Tom McCourt is assistant professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University. Patrick Burkart is assistant professor of communication at Texas A&M University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
The ``Celestial Jukebox''	1	(16)
The Music Industry in Transition	17	(26)
The Jukebox Contested	43	(44)
The Jukebox Implemented	87	(40)
Digital Capitalism, Culture, and the Public Interest	127	(14)
Selected Bibliography	141	(8)
Index	149	(14)
About the Authors	163