June 23, 2015

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After Swift threatened to pull her latest album from Apple Music, the company promised to pay all musicians during the three-month trial period.
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Economic Insights
A Sustainable Music Industry for the 21st Century
Aloe Blacc (University of Southern California), Irina D. Manta (Hofstra University) & David S. Olson (Boston College)
This essay argues that the current system of music licensing must be completely overhauled. At this time, songwriters are paid a mere pittance when their work is played through Internet streaming services.
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From The Archives
Kenneth Logan & Jonathan Youngwood
On January 13, 2010, in Starr v. SONY BMG Music Entertainment, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the October 9, 2008 opinion and order of the Honorable Loretta A. Preska, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
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