with music. To this end, the South African music is particularly consumed in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and … African music copyright owners or holders protected beyond South African borders especially in the above mentioned countries …

in the field. In doing so, this paper focuses on the music industry, both as the general backdrop and as a context in …

This paper explores the extent to which the peer-to-peer (p2p) file-sharing of music is a form of communication … ECHR. Next, the extent to which p2p music file-sharing represents an infringement under the terms of the CDPA (exclusive of … restriction on file-sharing of music may be permitted under Article 10 of the ECHR. It is suggested that, for a number of reasons …

The music industry has repeatedly expressed concerns over online music sharing activity and its potentially devastating … music files react to legal threats differently from those who share a lesser number of files. Importantly, our analysis … indicates that even after these legal threats, overall availability of music files on these networks remains substantial …

content. For popular and technological reasons, the music industry has become the first major content industry to face the … legal issues surrounding the rapid and widespread distribution of digital music. This article attempts to summarize the …

changed the way music communicates? Important authors in the field of cultural studies have claimed that IP has exerted a … led to a cultivation of techniques that refine, rather than stunt, music's capacity to communicate. This project provides …

The music industry has suffered losses that are attributed to the existence of copyright piracy. The two principal … topology I categorize the different forms of piracy and derive optimal music distribution forms based on internalization … online music distribution is a optimal provision model for Club goods. A digital rights management system based on the idea …

The music and software industry are employing copy-protection devicesin CDs and digital downloads to strengthen their …. Copyprotection is controversial, because it deprives consumers from makinghome copies of music and software, and hence overrules …

Music sampling continues to be the linchpin of a variety of musical styles including rap, hip-hop, house, and dance … music, and has even become prevalent in rock music. The practice of sampling involves taking pre-existing sound recordings … or two notes or words. Music sampling, as it pertains to copyright law and copyright licensing, is a real and current …