Artists Christmas
“Carlson School of Design”
Deck the Halls
The Carlson School of Management received a surprise visit from a saxophonist…and nearly 300 of his friends from the University of Minnesota’s School of Music this November.
“Deck the Halls” arr. Francisco J. Núñez and Jim Papoulis from “Coolside of Yuletide”
Special Thanks To: Greg Wrenn (saxophone), Campus Singers Maroon, Gold, and Mosaic; Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, University Singers, Kathy S. Romey (coordinator), Judy Sagen and Kelley Sundin (choreography), Phillip O’Toole (audio), Boosey & Hawkes, Northern Lights Video, Michael Teachout, Bryan Koop (director of photography), Steve Rudolph (producer)
For more information on the Carlson School of Management visit www.CarlsonSchool.umn.edu
Is the Sky Falling?
The Quality of New Recorded Music since Napster
By Joel Waldfogel On Nov 15, 2011
Since the appearance of Napster a dozen years ago, intellectual property rights have effectively been substantially weakened. Unfettered stealing has caused revenues to the recorded music industry to tumble by roughly a third. While this reversal has prompted academic chin-scratching over its cause, most observers now agree that consumers’ ability to steal music undermines firms’ ability to sell it. The woes of the recorded music industry, along with fears of the movie, television, and book industries, have led many to advocate stronger legal protections for intellectual property, including private lawsuits, and threats of disconnection from Internet service.
While the question of whether stealing undermines selling is of vital interest to the recorded music business, it is arguably not the only important question for evaluating the success of intellectual property rules. The purpose of copyright laws is to provide incentives for the creation of new works. Weakened intellectual property protections present a threat consumers as well as producers: if producers cannot appropriate sufficient revenue to cover their costs, they may stop bringing new products to market, causing harm to consumers as well as producers. Keeping this in mind focuses attention on a different question: what has happened to the volume – and quality – of new works since Napster?
Read the rest of the essay at Digitopoly.com.
This is part of the series… Artists Christmas
This article moves the Artists Christmas series to the halls of education.
First the impromptu performance and then…
It was the logical place to discuss the quality of recorded music since Napster.
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Ola! Jackiejacobson,
This might be off topic, however, Bright lights, tinsel, and holiday gift wrap in the stores signal the fast approaching Christmas season. This year why not choose to enjoy the holidays in such a way that you will not only make lasting memories but you will want them to continue rather than dreading their arrival!
Thanks