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- Creators: Hoffman, David
Music streaming services have affected the music industry from both a financial and legal standpoint. Their current business model affects stakeholders such as artists, users, and investors. These services have been scrutinized recently for their imperfect royalty distribution model. Covid-19 has made these discussions even more relevant as touring income has come to a halt for musicians and the live entertainment industry. <br/>Under the current per-stream model, it is becoming exceedingly hard for artists to make a living off of streams. This forces artists to tour heavily as well as cut corners to create what is essentially “disposable art”. Rapidly releasing multiple projects a year has become the norm for many modern artists. This paper will examine the licensing framework, royalty payout issues, and propose a solution.
Financial decisions, which are major life decisions, can often be overly complicated. Day-to-day financial calculations and investment decisions can be time-consuming and prone to human error. Thus, keeping in mind the complicated nature of finance and the heavy dependence on these formulas for decision-making, the need for a comprehensive financial calculator rises. The financial calculator is a set of comprehensive logical formulas that takes user input and provides recommendations along with numerical values. The program uses Python scripting language and is focused on the core logic. The program also uses a variety of finance topics and related concepts.