In this guide, we discuss the impact of digitalization on the music industry. We rely on market and survey data at the … technological protection of digital music and describes new business models as well as consumers' attitude towards music downloads … and audio-streaming. We conclude the guide by a discussion of the evolution of the music industry. …

This paper investigates the effects of illegal file sharing (piracy) on music and movie sales. The Swedish … effects on music and movie sales in Sweden. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 18 percent during the … subsequent six months. It also increased sales of physical music by 27 percent and digital music by 48 percent. Furthermore, it …

This paper investigates the effects of illegal file sharing (piracy) on music and movie sales. The Swedish … effects on music and movie sales in Sweden. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 18 percent during the … subsequent six months. It also increased sales of physical music by 27 percent and digital music by 48 percent. Furthermore, it …

This paper investigates the upcoming business model of online streaming services allowing music consumers either to … subscribe to a service which provides free-of-charge access to streaming music and which is funded by advertising, or to pay a … businesses will be launched by a single provider of streaming music. By imposing a two-sided market model on the one hand …

We apply the property rights theory of Grossman-Hart-Moore in the music industry and study the optimal allocation of … copyright between the artists who create music and the labels who promote and distribute it. Digital technology opens up a role …

verlegten Titel. Anbieter von Musik-Download-Diensten haben daher Programme entwickelt (Digital Rights Management Systems, DRMS …-Diensten abzuschließen, die auf DRMS verzichten. Die Fragmentierung des Marktes für Musik-Downloads hemmt das Wachstum in diesem Bereich und … Urheberrechtsabgaben, wie sie bereits bei CDs und DVDs existieren, sowie Flatrates für Musik-Downloads durch wettbewerbspolitische …

introduce within-subject variation by alternating subjectively liked music and disliked music in the background. We find that … favourite music increases risk-taking, and disliked music suppresses risk-taking, compared to a baseline of no music. Several …

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the effects of extracurricular music activities on … cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how music training during childhood and youth affects the development of … findings suggest that adolescents with music training have better school grades, are more conscientious, open and ambitious …