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Andrew Austin
@andrewaustin
James
@classicanon
The year of the music licensing legal wars
theverge.comWatching Roger evangelize with his usual gusto about “the most important invention in history since the Internet,” Charlie said to the others, with
Nathaniel Popper • Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
it’s hard to argue that already wealthy artists should receive 1990s-level compensation for the type of flagrantly recycled fare that the private equity cohort demands.
Marc Hogan • Same Old Song: Private Equity Is Destroying Our Music Ecosystem
James Fairbairn
@jfairbairn
Craig Carignan
@carignan
The most prominent recent victory for organized musicians was 2018’s Music Modernization Act, which, among other things, established mechanical royalties for streaming, based on a “grand bargain” offering streaming services indemnity from infringement lawsuits in exchange for royalties. The MMA was sponsored by conservative Republicans Bob Goodlatt... See more
Worker’s Song | Franz Nicolay
James Tyler
@jamesdtyler