Design e cultura nos serviços de acesso a música digital na internet

Abstract

Digital music consumption on the Internet has been a dominating theme for the recording industry, as well as for scholars within the areas of innovation and culture. The aim of this research is to elucidate the complex relations between recording industry and consumer in the context of the Internet, analyzing the cultural aspects of each agent's position. Subjects which have been examined include the nature of innovation in the industry; the historical contexts which have led to this innovation; digital music consumption culture and piracy; and the role of the recording artist in the production chain. By means of qualitative methods, using interviews and the focus group technique, different discourses have been identified which sustain the activities of consumption, as well as the positions of different actors which participate in this process. Through the perspective of the discipline of strategic design, this study concludes with an evaluation of the evolution of the music consumption process, and improvement proposals for the recording industry.