Canada hosted the conference “The Future of Music”
In October of this year in Montreal, a very curious conference called “The Future of Music” was held , which gathered more than 550 participants. The main topics were copyright, licensing of digital music, DRM and distribution of profits in the digital age. Separate specialized sessions were devoted to technical issues, including sound compression, P2P, recommendation engines, new promotion channels (meta filters, blogs, podcasts), etc.
Now on the conference site posted video of almost all speeches , as well as abstracts. Some of the reports are very, very interesting.
One of the main topics of the conference was the future change of legislation . For example, in the United States, a discussion is now underway on the new rules for licensing and protecting content that is being transmitted via digital satellite radio. There are legal debates around DRM in the European Union. One of the round tables at the conference was devoted specifically to these issues ( video ).
The draconian rules on copyright protection, which have been in place for decades, create a whole range of problems for humanity. One of the problems is the preservation of musical heritage. In many cases it is very difficult to digitize and retain old rare records without violating copyright law ( video ).
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In general, in the present conditions, when the Internet is becoming the main channel for the distribution of music, many have a quite reasonable question: why do record companies need anything ? The cost of recording a music album is rapidly falling, and the cost of distribution via the Internet is approaching zero. According to experts, the situation is changing very quickly. By the time you read this text, most likely another label will cease to exist. Record companies will probably die out like dinosaurs, along with CDs.
Alternative audio and video distribution systems are being created now. For example, the conference talked about the unique system Noank Media , which begins work in China, Canada and several other countries. This system broadcasts free unprotected content, and fees for royalties are collected from Internet providers, universities and owners of other networks that broadcast content. Fees are paid in proportion to the number of views / plays. Soon, a more detailed article on the operation of this system will be published on Habrahabr.
Another content distribution system that has already proven its effectiveness is P2P networks. The only question is how to make them generate profits? Here, too, experiments are conducted ( video ).
In addition, the Future of Music conference discussed new mechanisms for distributing profits from the sale of digital music ( video ), the disappearance of music orchestras as a class, the imperfection of DRM systems, and many other topics (a full archive of video recordings ).
Now on the conference site posted video of almost all speeches , as well as abstracts. Some of the reports are very, very interesting.
One of the main topics of the conference was the future change of legislation . For example, in the United States, a discussion is now underway on the new rules for licensing and protecting content that is being transmitted via digital satellite radio. There are legal debates around DRM in the European Union. One of the round tables at the conference was devoted specifically to these issues ( video ).
The draconian rules on copyright protection, which have been in place for decades, create a whole range of problems for humanity. One of the problems is the preservation of musical heritage. In many cases it is very difficult to digitize and retain old rare records without violating copyright law ( video ).
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In general, in the present conditions, when the Internet is becoming the main channel for the distribution of music, many have a quite reasonable question: why do record companies need anything ? The cost of recording a music album is rapidly falling, and the cost of distribution via the Internet is approaching zero. According to experts, the situation is changing very quickly. By the time you read this text, most likely another label will cease to exist. Record companies will probably die out like dinosaurs, along with CDs.
Alternative audio and video distribution systems are being created now. For example, the conference talked about the unique system Noank Media , which begins work in China, Canada and several other countries. This system broadcasts free unprotected content, and fees for royalties are collected from Internet providers, universities and owners of other networks that broadcast content. Fees are paid in proportion to the number of views / plays. Soon, a more detailed article on the operation of this system will be published on Habrahabr.
Another content distribution system that has already proven its effectiveness is P2P networks. The only question is how to make them generate profits? Here, too, experiments are conducted ( video ).
In addition, the Future of Music conference discussed new mechanisms for distributing profits from the sale of digital music ( video ), the disappearance of music orchestras as a class, the imperfection of DRM systems, and many other topics (a full archive of video recordings ).
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/4793/
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