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Lesson Aims

To look at development of music hardware and consumption

To consider the advantages/disadvantages to audiences and institutions of the digital revolution

For each list of developments put them inA date order-what happened when?

You have 10 mins to read and decide

In your group you need to arrange the digital timeline to see how the digitalisation has changed the music industry

The development of mobile music access (apps)

The synergy with gaming consoles

The growth of digital distribution

The battle of the industry to protect revenue and combat piracy

There are several key issues that this timeline demonstrates to us:

For each point give two pieces of evidence from your timeline

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Music Consumption Hardware

We have moved from this to this what are the advantages and disadvantages? For audiences and institutions?

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How many separate things are available in this one device? Why?

Why do companies continue to develop new technologies

What convergent hardware do Sony own?

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ProliferationConvergencePortabilityAccessFragmentation

Key terms

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What are the issues that are raised by the introduction ofdigital production, distribution consumption of music for audiences and institutions?

Audiences Institutions

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To look at the impact of piracy on the music industry

To look at the effects of piracy for the audience and institutions and how they can be combatted