Abstract
?Digital Music and the Music Business: The Impact of the Internet on Compositional Creativity and New Business Models,? addresses the impact of digitized music files on the Music Industry. File-Sharing, copyright, and new business models are presented as they relate to the ever-changing nature of todays Music Industry. Creativity in composition, production, and distribution are emphasized in the global marketplace. The rate of Internet usage has exponentially grown over the past 15 years and has significantly impacted the creativity methods composers utilize to construct music for distribution. Copyright law and new technologies have accelerated changes that impact the music industry. The music business is a global, multi-billion dollar industry. This paper presents research on the impact of Internet file-sharing on the industry and its influence on artists and the user/listener while giving attention to the creative process of electronic digital music composition.