http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/music+economy PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/904 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/904 This article considers the impact of technology and downloading on the &quot;supply chain&quot; of music.&nbsp;It describes&nbsp;economics of the global music market and the super-power five major record that dominate the entire sound recording industry. It has a positive take on the future for artists and consumers alike, despite the present turmoil. http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/voyager/1123 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/voyager/1123 <p>This book has a chapter dedicated to music industry&nbsp;in relation to the internet. Ian Dobie&nbsp;discusses MP3's and&nbsp;&quot;other cyber music wars&quot; as they serve to threaten the recording industry and contribute to complication of web studies. Also there is a discussion of the effects of technological advancement on the sound recording industry as a business.</p>