Abstract :
Former software developer and independent musician Jonathan Coulton has forged a following and a living wage by leveraging the Internet, and he´s still pondering how the new business model for the music industry will emerge. However, the music business´s very foundation is antithetical to long-tail economics.
Keywords :
Internet; entertainment; leisure industry; music; Internet; business model; long-tail economics; music industry; Computer industry; Cultural differences; Internet; Law; Mouth; Music; Probability distribution; Remuneration; Software measurement; Time measurement; Internet radio; long-tail economics; news and trends; social media;
