Creativity, Experimentation and Organization CREATIVITY AND ACCESS IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC: CRACKED AND PIRATED SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTS

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate to what extent cracked and pirated software instruments for electronic music production represent an important contributor in the industrial dynamics of the electronic music industry. Current literature on technology transfer and technology assimilation is silent on this mode of technology transfer. This paper seeks to raise the use of cracked software in electronic music composition as a valid contributor to industrial dynamics. Additionally the paper seeks to comment on what impact the availability of these tools has on creativity within the field. A survey of 122 artists was conducted in December 2004. Results pertaining to the importance of technologies for achieving creative visions and frequency of use will be presented