Exploring the Future of Information Culture and Internet Technology Through
The Music Industry
 

by Peter Bell

Contents

Introduction

The Concert Experience and the Song as Oral Tradition

Print Culture and the Record Industry:
Intellectual Property, Copyright, Authorship, and Individuality

The Incompatibility of Copyright and Author-Function with Web Technology

Returning to a Pre-Print Culture Understanding of Music,
and Bringing Capitalism Along for the Ride

Summary Thoughts

Bibliography