http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/business+music+industry PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1147 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1147 <p>This article alerts reader to the fact that it has already&nbsp;been three years in which the recording industry has put forth a great effort to persuade music lovers to pay for online&nbsp;songs yet still illegal downloading is widespread and the overwhelming public sentiment is one of apathy. The article says that &quot;s consortium of 6 retailers, including Best Buy Co. and Tower Records, is investing in online service Echo Networks Inc.&quot; The music retailers&nbsp;are at their ultimate low and are now considering to become allies with the technology that continues to destroy them.&nbsp; Many music&nbsp;retailers are announcing plans to get &quot;into the online music business.&quot;</p> http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/899 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/899 This paper explores the online or digital&nbsp;distribution of music &quot;as a technology practice&quot; and suggests that this new phenomenon reinforces the &quot;loose integration&quot; of the entertainment industry. Also the paper gives a business&nbsp;background about recording industry conglomerates, ownership infrastructure and the gate-keepers for the global markets.