SoundScan and the consolidation of control in the popular music industry

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-218

  McCourt, Tom ^a   Rothenbuhler, Eric ^a  

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EID: 0031490622     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344397019002005     Document Type: Article

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