Management Decision: Volume 48 Issue 9

Music piracy: ethical perspectives

Steven Bonner, Eleanor O'Higgins

This paper aims to examine the issue of illegal downloading of music under an ethical lens.

Genre‐deviating artist entry: the role of authenticity and fuzziness

Juha T. Mattsson, Mirva Peltoniemi, Petri M.T. Parvinen

The purpose of the paper is to conceptually elaborate two important mechanisms, authenticity and fuzziness, that affect how audiences react to deviations from existing genres by…

The myths of empowerment through information communication technologies: An exploration of the music industries and fan bases

Rachel McLean, Paul G. Oliver, David W. Wainwright

The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the digital culture on the music industries through an analysis of official and unofficial web sites, media reports and…

Diffusion of mobile music service in Taiwan: an empirical investigation of influence sources

Hui‐Chih Wang, Her‐Sen Doong

Taiwan is one of several leading countries in the mobile music context. Accordingly, Taiwan's experiences in promoting mobile music service diffusion are of importance and…

The impacts of the differences between UK and US copyright laws for sound recordings on musicians

Stephen Mulhaney‐Clements

This paper aims to investigate the potential impacts that differences between UK and US copyright laws for sound recordings have on musicians. It also highlights the needs for…

Discovering the facets of copyright licensing for commercial composers

Amalie Roberts

The purpose of this paper is to examine the facets of copyright licensing for commercial composers. As traditional business models within the music industry wane, there emerges a…

Customers' perceptions about concerts and CDs

F. Javier Rondán‐Cataluña, David Martín‐Ruiz

Taking into account the increasing prices of attending concerts and gigs and the decreasing prices and better sound quality of CDs and music in file‐computer format, is the future…

The DIY artist: issues of sustainability within local music scenes

Paul G. Oliver

The aim of this paper is to aid the DIY artist in moving towards sustainability through the use of new technologies, which will be achieved by defining DIY music culture…

The music industry in the twenty-first century: challenges and innovation

Rachel McLean, Gill Green, Jo Hilditch, Kate Holmes