For my response paper this week, I would like to further discuss about the transformation of music over the years with the use of technology. There has been a vast difference in the way music is heard, delivered and appreciated nowadays. With limited technological advancements in the past, music was simple and straightforward but now with the developments in technology, there a lot of different ways in which music is conveyed and viewed. I would like to focus on two readings I came across this week that caught my attention. The first reading, Radio in the Digital Age, by Andrew Dubber is about how music-streaming services have allowed music to be more individually tailored and how the audio quality has improved and become an important quality…show more content… I feel like more and more artists are playing music that wants to be heard by the public instead of expressing their true emotions and this has allowed music to be specialized and suited to a specific taste. When there are popular songs, those songs are played on multiple radio stations but with the help of technology, listeners are able to comment about these songs on the Internet and by doing so, artists have a gauge of what songs they need to deliver next in order to keep listeners satisfied. Also, I feel like focusing on niche interests can have a huge positive as it enables listeners to explore music in their own way and also, it allows listeners to discover a wider range of music and learn about new artists and…show more content… Illegal downloading has increased over the years and more and more people have been benefiting from downloading music for free. However, I feel like this has hurt a lot of artists in the process. Katz mentions about how artists do not “enjoy a rich public domain of ‘fair use’ of copyrighted material”. Katz proposed two main solutions on how to handle illegal downloading and they were copyright reform and the implementation of taxes. I feel like the best solution would be to enforce a copyright reform as taxation can cause a sudden drop in the number of listeners. Katz talks about how there would be a better “balance between access and control, between public and private rights and interests” with a copyright reform. I strongly believe that the Internet needs to be free for the people and feel like the primary concern for artists should be about the good quality of music. By having copyright reforms, the situation will not end instantly but there will be improvements with the implementations of stricter rules and regulations and this would enable a safer environment for the listeners. A good example would be that of the Creative Commons which is a non-profit organization that “offers copyright license that allows creators to specify exactly which rights they want to retain and which they give to public.” I feel strongly about this example as it creates a
