The Move to Artist-Led Music Distribution: Explaining Market Structure Changes in the Digital Music Market.

• Main Authors: Bockstedt, J., KAUFFMAN, Robert John, Riggins, F.J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Digital goods; Digital music; E-commerce; Intermediation; Market structure; MP3s; Music distribution; Music industry; On-line music; Property rights; Value chains; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/2748
• Institution: Singapore Management University

New forms of digital distribution are dramatically transforming market structures in the recorded music industry value chain. We propose a model and theoretical perspective that take account both of the music industry's traditional value chain and distribution network, and the product character...