Performing Rights Organization Imperative & Copyright for the Electronic Music Marketplace

Download Paper Since the invention of the printing press, changes in technology have driven changes in copyright law. Legislators are challenged by the marketplace uncertainties fomented by technology changes. The Internet has posed important challenges to copyright law. In its early years, the Internet provided inexpensive and helpful communication means for academics, public researchers, and defense industry engineers before the computer network expanded by design in the 1990s to include millions of consumers and businesses.