Unplugged The Network’s Weekly News Recap: 9/18/17

9/18/17  Vevo Hacked, 3.12 TB of Data Leaked– http://ht.ly/HxJA30feCyL Unplugged The Network’s Weekly News Recap: 9/11/17– http://ht.ly/F1Yk30feCJq Judge Denies Spotify Motion That Would Have Upended Songwriter, Music Publisher Payments– http://ht.ly/9JIp30feCSV 7 Key Selling Habits All Sales Professionals Must Develop– http://ht.ly/RsOP30feD1F Guide To Creating Album Read More …

9/22/17 – Music & Business News Recap

5 Ways to Effectively Optimize Your Business Operations– http://ht.ly/kDho30flMfO RIAA Releases State Of Music Business Mid-2017: Streaming Music Subscriptions Drive Revenue Growth– http://ht.ly/5k2M30flMsb Concord Music Acquires Savoy Label Group & 429 Records– http://ht.ly/7Oj930flMEr To Stay Successful, You Must Continuously Evolve Your Business– http://ht.ly/aCJB30flMR6 Music Read More …

9/21/17 – Music & Business News Recap

23 Top Music Organizations Sign Letter On NAFTA Talks Demanding Protections For All Creators– http://ht.ly/wt0s30fk4Jp How To Get Your Copyrights Back From Your Record Label or Publisher– http://ht.ly/JKY530fk4UA Why You Don’t Need an Email List to Start a Business– http://ht.ly/YABq30fk52R The Bodega Effect: Read More …

9/20/17 – Music & Business News Recap

7 Startling Facts About the Music Industry in 2017– https://buff.ly/2wGkPVs The 15 Best Music Business Schools In 2017– http://ht.ly/Wh0C30finul Spotify is Beating Apple Music & Here Is Why– http://ht.ly/hK3E30finFN Simple Guide To Setting Up Your First Messenger Bot– http://ht.ly/t08d30finOt Great Music Sharing Features Available Read More …

9/19/17 – Music & Business News Recap

FOR SALE: Rolling Stone Magazine– http://ht.ly/UwgO30fgwKk Indie Rock Is Thriving On Pandora– http://ht.ly/dwkx30fgwQr Indie Record Label Triple Crown Records Signs with The Orchard– http://ht.ly/HHgL30fgwXI 7 Steps to Quickly Becoming an Influential Expert in Any Field– http://ht.ly/JcZy30fgx8r 8 Steps to Take After Booking a Meeting Read More …

Unplugged The Network’s Weekly News Recap: 9/11/17

9/11/17  4 Social Media Trends You Need To Know About For Next Year– Http://Ht.Ly/HlOz30f3YfA The Network’s Weekly News Recap: 9/4/17– Https://Buff.Ly/2xr2u3L Why You Still Need Business Cards– Http://Ht.Ly/ULgq30f3YIJ 5 Takeaways From Bigsound 2017– Http://Ht.Ly/CYIN30f3YRn The 3 Tools Every Expert Needs Read More …

Price Discrimination & Vertical Integration in the Entertainment Industry

Price Discrimination In The Music Industry A clear example of price discrimination in the entertainment industry is iTunes’ tiered pricing. Since the launch of iTunes in 2003 all downloads were priced at 99 cents. The tracks purchased were all DRM Read More …

Legal & Ethical Obligations of Musical Content Production & Distribution Companies

Legal Obligations The music industry has some legal obligations when it comes to releasing violent, hateful, or sexually based content. The first amendment protects free speech (with limitations) therefore enabling them to release whatever content they desire. In the United Read More …