Digital Technology
- Digital Technology and Social Media has significantly changed the way which music is distributed. Musicians no longer rely on physical record sales or radio stations, but instead rely on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music.
- Access to music is now open to more people than ever before, but this comes at a cost to major record labels, who’s control over their music production and distribution is now severely limited.
The Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA)
- The AHRA of 1992 required that digital audio recording devices in the U.S. be designed to prevent serial copying of sound recordings, and that manufacturers of digital audio recording devices and related media pay royalties to a fund that is distributed among record companies, performers, and owners of copyrighted music.
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