Music Making Money
A round-up of music-related items which have collected in my Reader over the last little while:
Tamera Bennett posted a couple of items of interest relevant to music law:
- a chart showing income streams for recording artists
- a short memo on music publishing royalties (How the Money Flows: Songwriter Income Streams)
As sales of recorded music continue to fall (which is to say, sales of physical media are falling faster and further than increased digital sales can make up for), of increasing importance to artists and performers are other forms of revenue:
- The Dave Matthews Band shows how to make money in the music industry
- techdirt looks at some alternative methods for making money from music
- The Economist argues that things aren't so bad after all (which I suppose is comforting to those working in areas of the music industry which are making money, but not so much for others): Having a ball - In the supposedly benighted music business, a lot of things are making money
For additional cheery reading, check out New BPI Report Shows Illegal Downloading Remains Serious Threat to Britain's Digital Music Future (hat tip: Entertainment Law Reporter).
