(PRWEB) November 18, 2004
Music is one of the oldest and universal forms of communication, touching every person of every culture on the globe. The recorded music industry has grown many folds with many technological breakthroughs. But in last few years the recorded music industry is facing problems with the technological breakthroughs of different kind. The global sales of recorded music fell by 7% in value and by 8% in units during the 2002, thanks to the mass downloading from unauthorized file sharing on the internet and the massive proliferation of CD burning also known as “Piracy”.
This is a very comprehensive report that provides an overall picture of the global music industry. It analyses the size of the industry, the regional markets for this sector, the major players and their competitive positioning. In fact, this report touches every aspect that this industry is passing through. A major segment has been devoted to the issue of piracy that has resulted in the falling sales figures of this industry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Industry Analysis
An Overview of the Global Market
Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
PEST Analysis
Recorded Music sales
US
Europe
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Leading Players – The Big Five
EMI
Profiles
Sales
Profits
Recent Developments
Sony
Profiles
Sales
Profits
Recent Developments
BMG
Profiles
Sales
Profits
Recent Developments
Warner
Profiles
Sales
Profits
Recent Developments
Universal
Profiles
Sales
Profits
Recent Developments
Competitive Landscape
Major Agencies
IFPI
Profile
Role in the Industry
RIAA
Profile
Role in the Industry
IRMA
Profile
Role in the Industry
Current Issues
Legal
Economic
Social
Others
Music Piracy
Recorded Music
CD-R
Cassettes
Others
Online Music Sharing
Evolution of Online Music Piracy
Napster Reign
Napster’s Successors
Current Players
Kazaa
Profile
Products
Sales
Users
Morpheus
Profile
Products
Sales
Users
Gnutella
Profile
Products
Sales
Users
Others
Copyrights
Legal ramifications of file sharing technology
Copyright and related-rights treaties and laws
Berne Convention
Rome Convention
Geneva Phonograms Convention
Universal Copyright Convention
The TRIPs Agreement
Obstacles
No Electronic Theft Laws
Lack of Security for Online Music
Battling Music Piracy
Industry’s Response
Big Five’s Actions
New Technologies
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI)
Education Campaign to Combat Piracy
Other Measures
Apple iTunes
Software to Stem Piracy
Law suits against Companies
Governments’ Stance
Anti Piracy Laws
Anti-Piracy Actions
Europe
UK
Germany
Spain
Finland
Italy
Portugal
North America
USA
Mexico
Asia
China
Japan
Indonesia
Hong Kong
India
Pakistan
Middle East
Latin America
Argentina
Brazil
Other Agencies
IFPI
RIAA
IRMA
New Standards
The Global Release Identifier (GRID)
International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
The Resource Discovery System (RDS)
Others
Recent Developments
News articles
Company/Industry Declarations
APPENDIX
Timeline of Recorded Music
Anti-Piracy Laws
US Codes on Piracy
European Codes on Piracy
Peer-to-Peer Piracy Prevention Act
Significant Judgments
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
Metallica v. Napster, Inc.
How online sharing services (Kazaa, etc) Works?
Contact Details of all the discussed companies/associations
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9472
Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
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The Recorded Music Industry Has Grown Many Folds With Many Technological Breakthroughs
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