Discussion Platform Essay
Q1. Traditional retail channels of distributing intellectual property were bound to fail as the world transitioned into the digital era. Digital means of purchasing and supply are by far more convenient than the use of hard copies like compact disks and even print books. That is not to say that the traditional supply chain is now obsolete. On the contrary, there are still some classical people who prefer to make a trip to the store and get a hard copy of an artist's intellectual property (Bruns, 2012). Record labels should factor out the existence of traditional consumers when designing ...