10.5281/zenodo.6394719
https://zenodo.org/records/6394719
oai:zenodo.org:6394719
Barr, Kenny
Kenny
Barr
0000-0002-1129-8901
University of Glasgow
Eben, Magali
Magali
Eben
0000-0003-1069-7609
University of Glasgow
Kretschmer, Martin
Martin
Kretschmer
0000-0002-4088-6569
University of Glasgow
The Re-Intermediation of the Music Industries Value Chain: Market Definition, Streaming Gatekeepers and the Control of Data
Zenodo
2022
2022-04-06
Working paper
10.5281/zenodo.6394718
https://zenodo.org/communities/create
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
This submission responds to the Consultation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its proposed market study on the ‘Music and streaming market’. Three key areas are identified that require particular attention:
the definition of ‘music streaming market’, in particular understanding audio in a wider context, and where music streaming is a complementary but secondary component of business models;
the relationships between self-release creators/micro-producers and music streaming services, in particular the role of established and new-entrant gatekeeping intermediaries, such as collective management organisations (CMOs) and artist and label (A&L) services;
the control, interoperability and portability of data, in particular content identifiers, content metadata (such as ownership) and data associated with the digital identity of artists (such as their followers and other information about users and use).
The Opinion draws on empirical research from legal and socio-cultural perspectives examining Intellectual Property issues in artist labour markets, along with research in the field of Competition Law in the context of multisided platforms.