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Mobile Music: Digital Music Distribution Over Mobile Networks

MOBILE MUSIC: DIGITAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
OVER MOBILE NETWORKS


Abstract

The transition from physical to digital music distribution is bound to have profound implications on the music industry. So far, most of the activity related to digital music distribution has been centred on the fixed Internet. In the meantime, mobile operators have been making significant investments in extending their network capabilities to support data services. This paper includes an analysis of the current situation of music delivery in mobile networks, as well as future prospects enabled by the technical evolution of mobile networks. The overall feasibility, and the potentially most viable forms of, mobile music business are studied.

Key Words
Music industry, mobile communications, digital distribution, e-commerce, information economics.

1. Introduction

Until recently, ownership of recorded music has been always tied to a physical medium. The introduction of new encoding techniques,......


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Approximate Word Count: 3375
Approximate Pages: 14 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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