Sunday, December 15, 2013

Digital Music Distribution

Within the past fifteen years, music has made a huge transformation, as well as the rest of the entertainment industry. Because of the burst in technology, all entertainment has gone digital. Many people see this to be a good movement because of the ease of distribution. Others see this as a bad movement. Companies are shutting down and going out of business.

In the film industry, places like blockbuster have closed down their stores because of the digital movement. Many small music stores are being closed because of the movement as well. Even places that offer all aspects of the entertainment industry, such as FYE (For Your Entertainment), have been shut down. This caused a lot people to lose jobs and money. No one wants to buy the physical representation of music anymore if they can get the music as a file.

The upside of the digital age is the simplicity of obtaining music. There are countless websites that offer music downloads. Some of the main sites are iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. With sites such as iTunes, buying music digitally ensures that the consumer will always have the product. Once a song is purchased, it can be downloaded again for free, if it gets deleted. Every department in the entertainment industry is moving in this direction. It gives security and simplicity to the consumer.


The only flaw to the digital distribution is the piracy. Physical products are not simple things to steal. It takes planning and it is very risky to do. Now that music is mainly digital, people steal music or violate rights all the time, and many do not even know. Music is very easy to duplicate, and computers make that easier than it has ever been. The music industry will always be a battle zone of rights and money, but is the digital movement really a good revolution?

References:

Gibson, D. (2008, March 25). Shocking news: record stores keep closing. Retrieved from

Go-Gulf. (2013). Online piracy in numbers – facts and statistics [infographic]. Retrieved

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