UK’s Music Industry 03/21/2011

Reference: http://www.ukmusic.org/research/music-
consumption-in-14-to-24-year-olds

DATE: 28 APRIL 2009

UK Music research highlights the complexity of consuming,
copying and sharing of music between 14-24 year-olds
[Carried out in spring 2009 by the University Of
Hertfordshire, the online survey was completed by more than
1,800 young people throughout the UK.]

86% of respondents have copied a CD for a friend; 75%

have sent music by email, Bluetooth, Skype or MSN; 57% have
copied a friend's entire music collection; 39% have downloaded
music from an online storage site; and 38% have ripped a TV,
radio or internet stream.

Popularity of P2P remains unchanged since 2008 – 61%

said they download music using P2P networks or torrent
trackers. Of this group, 83% are doing so on a weekly or daily
basis

There is real interest for new licensed services. 85% of

P2P downloaders said they would be interested in paying for an
unlimited all-you-can-eat MP3 download service

Answer 3
The entry barriers to the music industry to apple posed
that they took the music industry by a storm
*1 click option by amazon
*tie up with other music dealers
*easy access to music
*instant download
*Itunes store accessibility throughout the world

Answer 4
*They have had no competition to the apple music
industry
 *they sold CDs whereas people could but the specific
tracks the wanted and spend far less money
* http://reverttosaved.com/2011/03/16/apple-didnt-kill-
hmv-amazon-and-hmv-did/
no aternativefor music
/publishing industry is not affected by piracy/and no publisher
is willing to give 30% of their price

answer 5
*its too stuck up with the sales of cds and trying trying to
go digital
*they have a sing up cost of 3(pounds)
*when everythings going digital they are still trying to be
a exclusive product seller of being of books, music, movies.

Answer 6
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