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Unblocking the Chain - Blockchain Implementations in the Digital Music Industry

Larsson, Nils LU (2022) HARN63 20221
Department of Business Law
Abstract
The music industry has been affected by the digital revolution. This paper identifies key issues relating to copyright within the digital music industry which have the possibility to be partially or wholly solved with the help of blockchain technology. Identified issues are: the lack of reliable rights management information, issues with intermediaries and long value chains, fragmentation of rights and prevalence of orphan works. The analysis concludes that blockchain in combination with smart contracts have the potential for creating a global copyright registry while the no mandatory registration requirement however raises question regarding incentive for actors to fund such a venture. Article 17(4) of the DSM directive might provide a... (More)
The music industry has been affected by the digital revolution. This paper identifies key issues relating to copyright within the digital music industry which have the possibility to be partially or wholly solved with the help of blockchain technology. Identified issues are: the lack of reliable rights management information, issues with intermediaries and long value chains, fragmentation of rights and prevalence of orphan works. The analysis concludes that blockchain in combination with smart contracts have the potential for creating a global copyright registry while the no mandatory registration requirement however raises question regarding incentive for actors to fund such a venture. Article 17(4) of the DSM directive might provide a way around the no formalities requirement, incentivising both rightsholders and OCSSPs to create a database for information connected to works. (Less)
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author
Larsson, Nils LU
supervisor
organization
course
HARN63 20221
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Blockchain, Intellectual Property Law, Copyright, Music
language
English
id
9086211
date added to LUP
2022-06-17 09:20:17
date last changed
2022-06-17 09:20:17
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  abstract     = {{The music industry has been affected by the digital revolution. This paper identifies key issues relating to copyright within the digital music industry which have the possibility to be partially or wholly solved with the help of blockchain technology. Identified issues are: the lack of reliable rights management information, issues with intermediaries and long value chains, fragmentation of rights and prevalence of orphan works. The analysis concludes that blockchain in combination with smart contracts have the potential for creating a global copyright registry while the no mandatory registration requirement however raises question regarding incentive for actors to fund such a venture. Article 17(4) of the DSM directive might provide a way around the no formalities requirement, incentivising both rightsholders and OCSSPs to create a database for information connected to works.}},
  author       = {{Larsson, Nils}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Unblocking the Chain - Blockchain Implementations in the Digital Music Industry}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}