These graphics give great detail about the current stance of the music industry in both economic and social viewpoints.
The first visual (right) gives a glimpse into the music industry and the effect music piracy is having over the industry. The visual breaks it down into which record label, genre, and country sells most. I like this visual because it also looks into whether or not the music industry is loosing as much business as they say they are. The visual then breaks down where the money paid for a new album actually goes to, showing that only $1.60 of each cd goes to the artist (who then pays income tax on that). The visual concludes by delving into the 'rise of digital music.' This covers the downfall of album sales to charting the growth of digital music in all aspects of the industry. On interesting fact that I learned from this is that iTunes is stated as the largest music retailer in the US!
The next visual (left) is similar to the first but focuses more so on who/what (digital music service) holds market share in digital music. iTunes is still stated as the largest digital music retailer, but it has a lot of competition. This visual listed the top 6 different digital services to look at who holds the most market share, who's growing the quickest and who's on the downfall. This visual can be very helpful to someone deciding on which service to use because it gives an overview of what the service charges and whether or not people are using it, giving a clue to its future. It shows a couple on the rise (rhapsody and emusic) and some on the fall (CD Baby and Napster), and overall is a visual with a wealth of information.
This last visual I found intriguing because it lists some of the best responses digital music fans have had against the RIAA when they began suing individuals for illegally sharing music. As you can see it is a little biased towards pro-piracy, but overall gives a glimpse at the feeling towards the RIAA taking legal action on people simply downloading music.
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