The Changing Location of Intellectual Property Rights in Music
A Study of Music Publishers, Collecting Societies and Media Conglomerates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15246050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Kretschmer (0000-0002-4088-6569, corresponding author), George Michael Klimis (0000-0002-2223-2465), Roger Wallis |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Prometheus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0810-9028 • E-ISSN: 1470-1030 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08109029908629548 |
| OpenAlex | W2042143881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article reports the results of a major study, conducted between 1996 and 1999, examining the impact of de-regulation and digital technologies on the global music industry. We analyse four negotiations in the process of bringing music to the world market: commodification, globalisation, delivery, and royalty management. We show that the location of intellectual property rights in this process depends on the mutual bargaining power of the parties involved, within a statutory frame vesting music copyright initially in the author. We describe the forces which have led to the appropriation of rights accounting for 80% of global publishing and recording revenues by only five companies: EMI (UK), Bertelsmann (Germany), Warner (US), Sony (Japan) and Universal (Canada). We predict that this regime will not last and consider the likely future location of intellectual property rights in music
Business · Commodification · Economics · Globalization · Intellectual property · Law and economics · Market economy · Music education · Music industry · Negotiation · Political science · Sociology · Statutory law · Copyright and Intellectual Property · Digital Rights Management and Security · Intellectual Property and Patents · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |