Archive for October 2020
The Mechanical Licensing Collective
Compact disc (CD) sales revenue reached its peak in 1999 at just over $13 billion and accounted for 90% of all music industry revenue. In June of that same year, Napster®, the peer-to-peer file sharing software, was released to the public. Napster® would become one of the largest disrupters in the history of the music…
Read MoreThe Digital “Good Samaritan”
A stranger appears to help a stranded person in need. The stranger has no motive or personal reward to gain from offering a helping hand, but nevertheless, the stranger steps in to rescue the day. This person is the archetypal “Good Samaritan.” As a matter of public policy, every state has enacted some sort of…
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