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    Nothing New under the Sun: Essays on the Economic History of Intellectual Property Rights in Music
    (2013-04-30) Albinsson, Staffan
    This thesis consists of an introductory chapter, five separate articles and an article in Swedish which functions as summary. The introductory chapter provides a general background to the economic history of intellectual property rights in music. Article 1 examines the early history of music copyrighting. It covers the evolution of copyright law regarding the publishing of printed music. Beethoven, Schumann and Debussy are used to exemplify the economic importance of new laws. Article 2 depicts the evolution of performing rights in four European countries. It maintains that economic growth in the Industrial Revolution created new arenas for music from which composers demanded their fair share of revenues. Furthermore, the article discusses why it took several decades before Germany, Britain and Sweden implemented the French system of collective licensing of performing rights. Article 3 focuses on how technological innovations regarding the distribution of music have influenced intellectual property laws. It discusses the argumentative positions of various stakeholders when the printing press, the gramophone, the radio and the cassette tape were introduced. Article 4 describes the financial evolution of the Swedish Performing Rights Society/STIM between 1980 and 2009. It shows how the loss of income from record sales has been compensated for by increased income from broadcasts. Furthermore, the article shows the winner-take-all character of royalty income distribution. Article 5 includes a unique data set presenting the financial situation for Swedish composers of art music between 1990 and 2009. Its main theme is the monetary incentive for new output.
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    Urbaniseringen av det regionala musiklivet
    (2023-01) Albinsson, Staffan
    This report seeks to explore the geographical spread of music in Sweden during the last pre-pandemic year 2019. Statistics from the 1980s are also presented. It was found that in many regions there has been a reluctance to adhere to the policy goal of providing cultural experiences for ‘all’. Rather, in some regions there has been a clear urbanisation process that leaves residents in many smaller towns and municipalities without ample opportunities for musical experiences in their vicinity. Other regions, however, manage to meet concert demand even in their rural municipalities. This leads to large differences among the residents of Sweden in terms of their opportunities for concert experiences depending on which region they live in. Of course, it is not possible to have a completely even supply. But are the huge differences among the regions and their respective choice of business model and their results really acceptable?