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Reading List for MD4214 Final Brief


Mass Collaboration:

Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. D. (2006) Wikinomics : how mass collaboration changes everything. New York: Portfolio.

   This text discusses Peering – the free sharing of material on the internet – which is thought to be 'good news for businesses as it cuts distribution costs to almost zero but bad news for people who want to protect their creative materials and ideas as intellectual property (IP.)'
This links to my final brief because it will relate to the pros and cons for artists in regards to sharing their music on the internet.


Ambient Credit:

Lanier, J. (2014) Who owns the future? London: Penguin Books.

      This text discusses why information needn't be free in an information economy -  in relation to the concept of ambient credit. 
This links to my final brief as I can relate to it to artists releasing their music for free, for example on platforms such as SoundCloud and why this may not be necessary.

Blockchain:

Kuznetsof, N. (2017) Revolutionizing Digital Music Through Blockchain. Article [online]. Retrieved from: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/revolutionizing-digital-music-through-blockchain_us_59916850e4b063e2ae058127 Accessed on [6 Dec 2017]

         This text links the concept of blockchain to the music industry in an informative way, discussing the company OPUS and what it provides the industry.

Sharing Economy/ Mass Amateurisation:

Jenkins, H. (2006) Convergence culture: where old and new media collide. New York: New York University Press.

Henry Jenkins argues, participatory fan cultures have been around long before the web but the advent of the internet has just served to expand such communities and extend the opportunities they have to exchange knowledge, skills, and ideas across limitless boundaries.
This relates to my final brief as I can discuss how encouraging participating through sharing music on the internet has benefitted music artists.

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