Since the launch of the iTunes Music Store in the US in 2003 and in much of Europe in the following years, music trade …. Despite substantial growth in availability, the available choice sets of digital music have not fully converged across … often perceived as an obstacle to greater availability. However, other factors such as commercial strategies by music …

. This paper explores these points using information provided by PRS for Music, the UK’s collecting society managing musical … digitization of music and management of musical rights. This paper suggests that collaborative concentration may be preferable to …

three non-audio-visual digital media products (music, e-books and games) in the EU Digital Single Market. We find that cross … downloadable music on iTunes, and 81.1% and 90.5% respectively for PS3 and PS4 PlayStation games. We could not directly verify … cross-border availability of music in streaming services but a small sample test suggests that it could reach around 96% on …

Recently, business models have reformed in the recorded music industry. Many have seen promise in the leveling of the …