Federal Communications Law Journal Volume 62 Issue 3 Article 4 6-2010 The Sound of Money: Securing Copyright, Royalties, and Creative "Progress" in the Digital Music Revolution Armen Boyajian Indiana University Maurer School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj Part of the Administrative Law Commons, Communications Law Commons, Constitutional Law Commons, Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, Intellectual Property Law Commons, Internet Law Commons, and the Legislation Commons Recommended Citation Boyajian, Armen (2010) "The Sound of Money: Securing Copyright, Royalties, and Creative "Progress" in the Digital Music Revolution," Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 62 : Iss. 3 , Article 4. Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol62/iss3/4 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Journals at Digital Repository @ Maurer Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Federal Communications Law Journal by an authorized editor of Digital Repository @ Maurer Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Sound of Money: Securing Copyright, Royalties, and Creative "Progress" in the Digital Music Revolution Armen Boyajian* I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 588 II. U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND MARKET CHANGE ............................. 591 A. The Existing Legal Framework..................................... 591 1. Constitutional and Theoretical Foundations of C opyright ................................................................. 592 2. Strong Rights Granted to Composers and Recording Artists by Acts of Congress ................... 594 3. Licensing Versus Assignment for Royalties and Creative Control Rights ........................................... 598 B. Revolution, Market Restructure, and Copyright Retention in the New Digital Music Industry................ 601 1. Self-Production ....................................................... 602 2.