Transparency, technology and trust: Music metrics and cultural distortion

Transparency issues influence many aspects of modern society and are critical in balancing the dichotomy between personalisation and privacy. Transparency behaviours have previously been refined into the disclosure, clarity and accuracy (DCA) model (Schnackenberg & Tomlinson, 2014). This thesis has two projects. Project 1 makes a significant contribution to the research literature on transparency and music industry practices by testing the DCA model. Project 2 presents an investigation into music licensing, missing revenue and technology transfer in Australia. The findings suggest an accreditation system for copyright throughput accuracy could function as a potential roadmap for transparency innovation more broadly.