The People Who Were Sued for Downloading Music… What Ever Happened?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUm6no5MXYA 2020 will be the first year vinyl album sales outperform CD sales since 1980s.     The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) initiated numerous lawsuits against individuals for illegally downloading music in the early to mid-2000s. These lawsuits were part of a broader effort by the music industry to combat online piracy, which … Read more

Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music

Mark Katz, a professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music at The Johns Hopkins University, discussed his book, “Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music.” The event was sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, the Music Division and the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. According to Katz, who teaches in the … Read more