Criminal Records: A Fault in America’s Hiring Decisions When most people are applying for jobs they are usually concerned with whether or not they’ll meet the qualifications in the eyes of the hiring manager or whether or not they’ll make the cut between the remaining candidates. However‚ there are people who worry about whether or not their past actions and criminal convictions will bar them from even being considered for employment. The sensitive topic that worries so many people is background
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Effects of Illegal Downloading on the Music Industry Illegal downloading is commonly known as piracy‚ it describe that the steeling music from artists‚ songwriters‚ musicians‚ record label employees and others whose hard work and great talent who make music possible. Nowadays‚ downloading music is available for everyone on internet. However‚ it is still illegal. Downloading music on internet is what most people are doing because they do not have to pay‚ and they can choose only the songs they
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internal‚ the micro and macro environmental situation‚ composed of the typical five Cs: customers‚ Company‚ collaborators‚ competition‚ context. There are three potential target customer segments that have several unique aspects. Firstly‚ the record labels‚ that employ artist-and-repertoire (A&R) people‚ that amongst other activities‚ decides whether to market a new album and if needed select one or more songs from it to be released as singles. This is by far the smallest segment with just over a
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band has some basic ideas that would like to include in the music video. This music video is going to be placed on You-tube as well as the bands website and will be included as an additional feature to the CD package which will be distributed by a record label in Australia. As there will be a profit taken from the distribution of the music video there are many legalities including contracts‚ legal forms and possible lawsuits. The first issue that will arise for the independent film maker is copyright
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making the Internet not only a promotional vehicle for artists‚ but also a necessity for profit. These new means of music distributing and marketing have not only pushed the music industry to new levels‚ but has created a whirlwind of changes as record labels are losing control‚ with artists and consumers having the upper hand. I. Introduction The inspirational Bob Marley once said‚ “One good thing about music‚ is that when it hits you‚ you feel no pain.” But in our current state of being in a
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Payola Scandal Rocks ’50’s Radio Researched & Written by Bob Neira What is payola ? In the American music industry‚ it is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio‚ in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day’s broadcast. A radio station can play a specific song in exchange for money‚ but this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime‚ and that playing of the song should not be counted
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The Impact of Music Piracy According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) the record industry loses $4.3 billion dollars‚ worldwide‚ due to music piracy (RIAA‚ 2003). The American Federation of Artists claims that on-line music piracy has caused some record store sales to drop by 20% and that 20.6 billion illegal downloads occur every month (AFM‚ 2004). Many experts believe that music piracy is currently the number one threat to the music industry. RIAA sources claim 278 million people
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Music Recording INTRODUCTION For centuries man had dreamed of capturing the sounds and music of his environment by means of music recordings. The road to successful music recording had not been smooth until the derivation of the music recording industry. Since the inception of the music recording industry‚ the way in which music is produced‚ distributed‚ sold and consumed have greatly changed so also has popular music changed over time. These changes resulted from new technology which was invented
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ROLES OF A MUSIC PUBLISHER & THE IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MUSIC PUBLISHING. A brief introduction into the world of the music publisher will help the understanding of the benefits and pitfalls that occur with the ongoing decline in the record industry‚ and how music publishing utilizes the advantages it possesses to insulate itself against the changing marketplace due to it’s diverse streams of revenue. The role of the music publisher has evolved over the years‚ for many music companies
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recording and selling music through physical or digital means‚ including live performance. The product offered by the music industry are varied over years‚ from the very first beginning of tape cassettes‚ and then to CDs‚ till now‚ digital music records have become more popular comparing to others. Although the mainstream of production in music industry changes a lot‚ live performance of music is still an important part of industry as it allows performers to establish new fans and give old fans a
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