Stochastic dynamics of music album lifecycle: An analysis of the new market landscape

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Bhattacharjee, Sudip ^a   Gopal, Ram D ^a   Lertwachara, Kaveepan ^b   Marsden, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual property rights; Lifecycle; Ranking chart

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MUSIC; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COPYRIGHTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SECURITY OF DATA;

FILE SHARING NETWORKS; MUSIC ALBUMS; MUSIC PRODUCTS; RANKING CHART;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 33751188330     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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