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<p>Along with the rapid growth of China's music industry, laws and policies that protect music copyrights are also gradually improving. However, the distribution of copyrights among major music platforms is uneven. Music copyrights have become an effective implement for the major music companies in China to eliminate players in the market and create barriers to the industry. This paper analyses the cause of the uneven distribution of music copyrights among music platforms, discusses how this situation leads to an oligopoly that affects the consumers and music producers, and indicates some possible solutions.</p>
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Along with the rapid growth of China's music industry, laws and policies that protect music copyrights are also gradually improving. However, the distribution of copyrights among major music platforms is uneven. Music copyrights have become an effective implement for the major music companies in China to eliminate players in the market and create barriers to the industry. This paper analyses the cause of the uneven distribution of music copyrights among music platforms, discusses how this situation leads to an oligopoly that affects the consumers and music producers, and indicates some possible solutions.

Challenge in China's Digital Music Industry: How the Protection of Music Copyright Causes Oligopoly

International Journal of Music Business Research

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Along with the rapid growth of China's music industry, laws and policies that protect music copyrights are also gradually improving. However, the distribution...

Challenge in China's Digital Music Industry: How the Protection of Music Copyright Causes Oligopoly

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 19 - 27

Received: Dec 27, 2021

Accepted: Jan 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2022-0004

Keywords
Music Copyrights, Music Business, Digital Music, Oligopoly

© 2022 Boyang An, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Challenge in China's Digital Music Industry: How the Protection of Music Copyright Causes Oligopoly

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 19 - 27

Received: Dec 27, 2021

Accepted: Jan 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2022-0004

KeywordsMusic Copyrights, Music Business, Digital Music, Oligopoly

© 2022 Boyang An, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Music Copyrights, Music Business, Digital Music, Oligopoly