Book Source 2

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)	Pop Song Piracy: Disobedient Music Distribution since 1929
Author(s) or Editor	Barry Kernfeld
Publisher	University of Chicago Press
Year of Publication	2011
City of Publication	Chicago
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):	Electronic
Eddition if indicated:	N/A

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Music piracy has been around since the "1940s and '50s" (Kernfeld 12).

In the mid-twentieth century, music piracy consisted of "song sheets becoming succeeded by fake books" (Kernfeld 22).

Music publishers have attempted "to wipe out fake books", but were unsuccessful (Kernfeld 22).

History has shown us that "there exists a complex give and take between distribution methods" and both parties refuse to compromise (Kernfeld 50).

Music piracy is the product of the music industry's persistent "lagging behind in creating innovative products" (Kernfeld 63).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
Kernfeld details nearly a century of disobedient music distribution from song sheets to MP3s in the book.  He explains several cases and laws that have both helped to prevent, as well as promote music theft.  The author uses events from the past half a century in places all over the world.





Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.
Kernfeld is on the staff of the Special Collections Library of the Pennsylvania State University

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?
The author doesn't have anything to gain aside from informing the public of an issue that has been pushed to the back of the public's minds for the past century.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
I do detect a bias in the author's writing.  He clearly believes that this prevalent issue is only the product of the music industry itself.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 
The author cites numerous references throughout the book.  Because the majority of the book is based upon historical events dwelling upon music piracy, Kernfeld backed up his information with these sources.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this book in my project to help write the historical section of the essay. Many ideal examples of music piracy are demonstrated and explained thoroughly in this work.