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Competition Policy and the Music Industries : A Business Model Perspective, Paperback / softback Book

Competition Policy and the Music Industries : A Business Model Perspective Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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This book explores the nature of the music industries before and after the digital revolution from the point of view of the consumer, and explores the question of whether there is a role for competition policy intervention in the music industries.

Considering the historically consolidated environment of the music industries, and their rapidly evolving business models in the twenty-first century, the author argues that there is a need for updated competition design to promote consumer welfare and competition in these markets.

Opening a much-needed interdisciplinary dialogue across music studies, business, and law, the book applies business model literature to antitrust law in the context of the music industries.

It offers a comprehensive history of encounters between the music industry and antitrust and regulatory authorities in the US, UK, and EU, from the payola scandals of the 1950s to the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in 2010, showing how even as business models in the industry have changed, it has repeatedly moved towards consolidation with little regulation.

Drawing on this history, it considers how competition policy can foster innovation and safeguard consumer interests in the music markets of the future.

Offering new analytical and methodological tools, this book is relevant to those studying the music industries from business, legal, and cultural perspectives.

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