Is online streaming akin to radio, a digital download, or a derived hybrid? An evaluation of the rights of musicians and music creators in a changing digital music consumption landscape
Published: 3 October 2017
This project with University of Edinburgh, Music Managers Forum and BASCA evaluates the rights of musicians and music creators amidst a changing digital music landscape.
Project Description
Music makes a significant contribution to the UK economy. In recent years, mass adoption of streaming services, such as Spotify and Apple music, by consumers has changed the digital music consumption landscape. Musicians (performers) and music creators (composers and songwriters) are key stakeholders in this sector and their legal rights directly depend on how ‘online streaming’ is understood and classified. This research project examines the development, role, and place of online streaming services, and related flow of streaming revenues, with the objective of evaluating if the legal framework for rights of musicians and music creators remains fit for purpose.
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Student Name
Desmond Agyekumhene
Academic History
2013-2015, Global Public Health and Policy (MSc)
2007-2010, Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)
Supervisors
Dr Smita Kheira, University of Edinburgh
Contact Details
University of Edinburgh Law School, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
First published: 3 October 2017
