Chp 10-- The Recording Industry

Question 1

piracy

Answer 1

the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted material for profit

Question 2

downloading

Answer 2

transfer of data or programs from a server or host computer to one’s own computer or digital device

Question 3

streaming

Answer 3

process in which an audio file is delivered to a computer-like device from a website so that it can be heard while it is coming into the device but cannot be saved or stored

Question 4

digital locker

Answer 4

an Internet service that allows paying and registered users to store music, videos, games, and other files

Question 5

royalty

Answer 5

the share of money paid to a songwriter or music composer out of the money that the production firm receives from the sale or exhibition of a work

Question 6

promotion

Answer 6

the process of scheduling publicity appearances for a recording artist, with the goal of generating excitement about the artist and thereby sales of his or her album

Question 7

bootlegging

Answer 7

the unauthorized recording of a music performance and the subsequent distribution of that recording

Question 8

peer-to-peer (P2P) computing

Answer 8

a process in which people share the resources of their computer with computers owned by other people

Question 9

ringtones

Answer 9

bits of songs (or even new musical compositions) that people download to their mobile phones so that they play when someone calls them

Question 10

single

Answer 10

a product that contains only one or two individual musical recordings

Question 11

payola

Answer 11

an activity in which promotion personnel pay money to radio personnel to ensure that the latter will devote airtime to artists that the former’s recording companies represent

Question 12

counterfeiting

Answer 12

the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted music and packaging for profit, with the goal of making the copy appear authentic

Question 13

digital platform

Answer 13

vehicle for receiving digital information

Question 14

A&R (artist and repertoire)

Answer 14

recording firm executives who screen new acts for a firm and determine whether or not to sign those acts

Question 15

label

Answer 15

a division of a recording firm that releases a certain type of music and reflects a certain personality

Question 16

Internet radio or online radio

Answer 16

pre-chosen music streams based around certain genres – for example, jazz or classical – provided free to listeners and paid for by commercial advertisements, much like a radio station