BSOTMI Midterm/Final Questions with
Complete Solutions
Which record label first introduced the LP (vinyl)?
Columbia
TRUE OR FALSE: By the 1970s, investors became attracted to the music business
because of the great potential to make money with recorded music:
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Per Larry Lessig's video, BMI was able to take down ASCAP's
monopoly on music by releasing works from the public domain and African American
music.
TRUE
The RIAA strategy of suing copyright infringers for illegal downloading was
___________.
a. successful in winning civil judgements against some infringers but strategically
dubious
b. successful in stemming the decline in CD sales
c. a public relations triumph for the record industry as a whole
d. successful in changing the mindset of infringers
a. successful in winning civil judgements against some infringers but strategically
dubious
TRUE OR FALSE: Although the digital age revolutionized the recording process,
ultimately it had little impact on the processes of distribution and promotion.
FALSE
, TRUE OR FALSE: The controlled composition clause in recording contracts allows
Record Companies and Publishers to reduce mechanical royalties for any song written
or co-authored by that artist/composer.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The ease of downloading single songs increased overall label revenue
substantially because it was so much more attractive to consumers than being forced
to buy only full albums.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: To avoid legal conflicts of interest, nowadays the trend is for record
labels to rarely own or affiliate with publishing companies.
FALSE
In the last few decades, which was NOT an impact of advancing technology on the
process of producing recorded music?
a. lowered the cost of making a record
b. eroded the business of recording studios
c. lessened the need for labels to bankroll production
d. raised the barriers to entering the business as an artist or producer
d. raised the barriers to entering the business as an artist or producer
TRUE OR FALSE: The rise of streaming as a delivery mechanism is more lucrative for
artists than the download business model because royalty rates (per listening
experience) are proportionally higher.
FALSE
The 2018 Music Modernization Act did NOT do the following:
a. Establish the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
Complete Solutions
Which record label first introduced the LP (vinyl)?
Columbia
TRUE OR FALSE: By the 1970s, investors became attracted to the music business
because of the great potential to make money with recorded music:
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Per Larry Lessig's video, BMI was able to take down ASCAP's
monopoly on music by releasing works from the public domain and African American
music.
TRUE
The RIAA strategy of suing copyright infringers for illegal downloading was
___________.
a. successful in winning civil judgements against some infringers but strategically
dubious
b. successful in stemming the decline in CD sales
c. a public relations triumph for the record industry as a whole
d. successful in changing the mindset of infringers
a. successful in winning civil judgements against some infringers but strategically
dubious
TRUE OR FALSE: Although the digital age revolutionized the recording process,
ultimately it had little impact on the processes of distribution and promotion.
FALSE
, TRUE OR FALSE: The controlled composition clause in recording contracts allows
Record Companies and Publishers to reduce mechanical royalties for any song written
or co-authored by that artist/composer.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The ease of downloading single songs increased overall label revenue
substantially because it was so much more attractive to consumers than being forced
to buy only full albums.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: To avoid legal conflicts of interest, nowadays the trend is for record
labels to rarely own or affiliate with publishing companies.
FALSE
In the last few decades, which was NOT an impact of advancing technology on the
process of producing recorded music?
a. lowered the cost of making a record
b. eroded the business of recording studios
c. lessened the need for labels to bankroll production
d. raised the barriers to entering the business as an artist or producer
d. raised the barriers to entering the business as an artist or producer
TRUE OR FALSE: The rise of streaming as a delivery mechanism is more lucrative for
artists than the download business model because royalty rates (per listening
experience) are proportionally higher.
FALSE
The 2018 Music Modernization Act did NOT do the following:
a. Establish the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
