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<p>The recent adoption of article 17 in the EU's new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market has led to much debate. Proponents believe it will facilitate fair and balanced competition, while opponents fear increased censorship and surveillance on the Internet. Based on comprehensive document analysis, the paper explores the relationship between regulation and innovation. Through a study into article 17's implementation in Denmark, this paper investigates how article 17 will affect the innovation processes in the European music industry. The paper argues that although article 17 strengthens the rightsholders’ negotiation position, it does not decrease its dependence on the external IT Sector and its innovations.</p>
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The recent adoption of article 17 in the EU's new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market has led to much debate. Proponents believe it will facilitate fair and balanced competition, while opponents fear increased censorship and surveillance on the Internet. Based on comprehensive document analysis, the paper explores the relationship between regulation and innovation. Through a study into article 17's implementation in Denmark, this paper investigates how article 17 will affect the innovation processes in the European music industry. The paper argues that although article 17 strengthens the rightsholders’ negotiation position, it does not decrease its dependence on the external IT Sector and its innovations.

The Impact of Article 17 – A Study into its Effects on the Music Industry's Innovation Processes

International Journal of Music Business Research

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The recent adoption of article 17 in the EU's new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market has led to much debate. Proponents believe it will...

Policy core belief	Copyright coalition	IT coalition
Definition of the problem	There exists a value gap that has to be balanced.	Regulating the Internet is complex and should be kept at a minimum.
The preferred choice of policy instruments	Regulation	Incentives
Basic perspective on the Policy conflict	Copyright protection	Technological development
Priority of which social group's interest	Rightsholders, general public	Innovators, general public
Can regulatory instruments solve problems in the policy area	Yes	No

The Impact of Article 17 – A Study into its Effects on the Music Industry's Innovation Processes

Article Category: Research Article

Pubblicato online: 27 feb 2022

Pagine: 3 - 17

Ricevuto: 30 dic 2020

Accettato: 16 dic 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2022-0001

Parole chiave
digitalisation, music industry, innovation, EU, regulation, sociotechnology

© 2022 Frederik Juul Jensen, published by Sciendo

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

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Coalitions in the Danish article 17 subsystem.

Table of the advocacy coalitions contrasting beliefs.

The Impact of Article 17 – A Study into its Effects on the Music Industry's Innovation Processes

Article Category: Research Article

Pubblicato online: 27 feb 2022

Pagine: 3 - 17

Ricevuto: 30 dic 2020

Accettato: 16 dic 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2022-0001

Parole chiavedigitalisation, music industry, innovation, EU, regulation, sociotechnology

© 2022 Frederik Juul Jensen, published by Sciendo

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

Figure 1

Figure 2

Coalitions in the Danish article 17 subsystem.

Table of the advocacy coalitions contrasting beliefs.

Parole chiave
digitalisation, music industry, innovation, EU, regulation, sociotechnology