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Music and the Internet

"Literally anyone can now record, distribute and market music they create. Nothing will alter this progression". - Peter Harter, Vice President Global Public Policy and Standards, EMusic.com, Inc. from: Testimony to the House Committee on Small Business, May, 24, 2000.

This quotation above from over four years ago is still true at the present time, as commercial recording companies begin to offer more music online, through distribution systems that account for copyright protection. In a business environment increasingly favoring online transactions, copyright is even more complex in terms of negotiating contracts of artists and publishers, and distribution via the internet.

Reading blogs, Web sites, and subcribing to news via rss provide convenient ways to keep up the evolving world of digital rights management for recorded music.

Sample blogs and websites about digital music, copyright legislation, and music law:

Another way to read news about the music industry: Read newspapers online: If you have a Multnomah County Library card, you can read the news, including news archives, through the Multnomah County Library Web site, by logging into the New York Times and MasterFile Premier with the barcode from your library card.

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