CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest lawsuit against StubHub over its COVID-19 refund policy and the departure of its president, and the proposal by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for a compulsory licence covering all uses of music online. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
SECTION TIMES
01: StubHub lawsuit and deaprture of its president (00:04:37)
02: Blanket licence for the internet (00:16:57)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• StubHub faces class action in Canada too over its COVID-19 refunds policy (https://completemusicupdate.com/article/stubhub-faces-class-action-in-canada-too-over-its-covid-19-refunds-policy/)
• StubHub President stands down (https://completemusicupdate.com/article/stubhub-president-stands-down/)
• A Plan to Pay Artists, Encourage Competition, and Promote Free Expression (EFF.org) (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/plan-pay-artists-encourage-competition-and-promote-free-expression)
ALSO MENTIONED
• Warner Music officially launches its IPO (https://completemusicupdate.com/article/warner-music-officially-launches-its-ipo/)
• Worst. Deal. Ever. (Forbes) (https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2020/05/27/worst-deal-ever/)
• Dissecting The Digital Dollar (https://cmuinsights.com/digitaldollar/)
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