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Music and Copyrights in the Digital Age
Survey Results
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Introduction
Use of the internet by music professionals.
Legal issues affecting the online music industry.
Purchasing behavior for used equipment.
Suggested further reading.
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The purpose of the MusicDish Industry Survey series is to provide the music industry with a better
understanding of the trends shaping the music business both online and offline. The first of a monthly
series, Music and Copyrights in the Digital Age takes a broad view, looking at three very different issues:
* Use of the Internet by music professionals, including artist and businesses,
* Legal issues affecting the online music industry,
* Purchasing habits of used equipment.
132 Total Respondents (MusicDish subscribers)
Position of Survey Participants - 1A
Survey participants represented broad segments of the music industry. Participants were
overwhelmingly members of the industry (93.4%), with a nearly even split among musicians and
professionals {producers, promoters, managers, executives, etc.}, 47.7% and 45.7% respectively [1A].
As might be expected, there appears to be some correlation between the survey demographics and our
subscriber base (see demographics for Mi2N).
Distibution of Industry Participants - 1B
More generally, the result tends to reflect expected usage levels by position - promoters (30%) and
managers (21.7%) as the highest users outside of musicians. What was rather surprising, though, was
the low numbers for A&Rs (7.9%) [1B]. This brings to question the extent to which A&Rs have shifted
their search of new talent from traditional channels, eg. receiving CDs by mail and scouting the
streets, to new online channels such as streaming audio and MP3. The number would also collaborate
the low level of participants reporting having obtained a record label contract as a result of the
Internet (see below).
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Introduction
Use of the internet by music professionals.
Legal issues affecting the online music industry.
Purchasing behavior for used equipment.
Suggested further reading.
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