Sony and the JK Wedding Dance
Executives at Sony Music Entertainment faced a dilemma: a user-generated video featuring controversial artist Chris Brown's music was netting millions of views per week on YouTube. Sony held the copyright to the song, and was entitled to issue a takedown notice to the party that uploaded the video. How should Sony act? This case looks at the issues faced by marketers in an environment in which consumers disseminate content without the assistance, or approval, of gatekeepers.
Collection: HBSP (USA)
Ref: HBS-510064-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 9
Publication Date: Dec 22, 2009
Language: English, Spanish
Review date: Dec 5, 2012
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Executives at Sony Music Entertainment faced a dilemma: a user-generated video featuring controversial artist Chris Brown's music was netting millions of views per week on YouTube. Sony held the copyright to the song, and was entitled to issue a takedown notice to the party that uploaded the video. How should Sony act? This case looks at the issues faced by marketers in an environment in which consumers disseminate content without the assistance, or approval, of gatekeepers.
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Year: 2009
Geographic Setting: United States
Industry Setting: Arts, entertainment & sports; Music
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