Stasis Grid

Author Info

Source Type

Categorical

Definitional

Causal

Evaluation

Action

Jurisdiction

Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

1.
David Arditi

Academic
journal

Can musicians
compete with
major labels?

Effects of
online
distribution on
distributing
music to
consumers

2
Randy
Chertkow &
Jason Feehan

Music
magazine

The conditions
of earnings in
the music
industry as of
2015

Music
streaming
causes more
live touring

3.
Hwanho Choi &
Bernard Burns

Music
magazine

Value creation
and co-creation
in music
production

Internet has
caused more
musical
collaboration

4.
Robert J.
Delchin

Scholarly legal
journal

5.
Ray Hair

Article from
journal of
musciains

Is music
copyright an
issue in the
US?

Performance
Rights Act

The internet
has changed the
way music is
distributed

iTunes and
other online
music
platforms

Spotify doesnt
pay artists
enough

Popular music
industry

Music streaming
is better for the
artist and
consumer

The music
industry will
have to adapt
to and
embrace new
technologies
Musicaians
should get a
share of
profits from
normal/interne
t radio

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Author Info

Source Type

Categorical

Definitional

Causal

Evaluation

Action

Jurisdiction

Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

6.
Abbey Klaassen

Marketing
magazine
article

Direct-toconsumer
music sales

Is it okay that
musicians must
have a presence
on the internet to
get radio air time

Singers should
have a large
presence
online

Do record
labels promote
albums more
than the artist
themselves?

7.
Jonah M.
Knobler

Scholarly legal
journal

Is there a
copyrightcrisis going on
in the US

The internet
causes less
actual CD sales

Should music
companies
take legal
action against
individuals

Streaming
services are
sharing
unauthorized
content

8.
Glenn Peoples

Popular music
magazine
article

Music sales
have declined

Digital music
has caused a
decrease in
physical music
sales

9.
Ben Sisario

Popular
newspaper

YouTubes
licensing terms
arent fair

10.
Hiesun Cecelia
Suhr

Academic
journal

Tension
between
independent
and major
labels

Is YouTubes
proposed music
service
good/necessary?

Social media
has given
opportunity to
Indie bands and
labels

Is the
competition
between indie
and mainstream
music good or
bad?

Musicians
must be
compensated

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Works Cited
Arditi, David. "Itunes: Breaking Barriers And Building Walls." Popular Music & Society 37.4 (2014): 408-424. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
CHERTKOW, RANDY, and JASON FEEHAN. "The State Of Music Earnings." Electronic Musician 31.11 (2015): 42. MasterFILE
Premier. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
Choi, Hwanho, and Bernard Burnes. "The Internet And Value Co-Creation: The Case Of The Popular Music Industry." Prometheus
31.1 (2013): 35-53. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
Delchin, Robert J. "Musical Copyright Law: Past, Present And Future Of Online Music Distribution." Cardozo Arts & Entertainment
Law Journal 22.2 (2004): 343-399. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
Hair, Ray. "Pandora Panders To "Rip-Off" Act." International Musician 110.9 (2012): 2-3. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Oct.
2015.
Klaassen, Abbey. "Want A Gold Record? Forget Radio, Go Online." Advertising Age 76.38 (2005): 12. Communication & Mass Media
Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
Knobler, Jonah M. "Performance Anxiety: The Internet And Copyright's Vanishing Performance/Distribution Distinction." Cardozo
Arts & Entertainment Law Journal 25.2 (2007): 531-595. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
Peoples, Glenn. "After The Fall." Billboard 121.18 (2009): 6. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.

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SISARIO, BEN. "Independent Record Labels Waging a Battle With YouTube." New York Times 26 May 2014: B6. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
Suhr, Hiesun Cecilia. "Understanding The Hegemonic Struggle Between Mainstream Vs. Independent Forces: The Music Industry
And Musicians In The Age Of Social Media." International Journal Of Technology, Knowledge & Society 7.6 (2011): 123-136.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.