
Why are Taylor Swift and academics all in the same boat? And why is she more fortunate?
Last week a blog post explained why academics have lost control of their own papers, and what they can do about it. This might seem a rather limited…

Billions of dollars pour into music copyright “assets”: how much will the creators ever see?
A few weeks ago, this blog reported on the spectacular 45 billion euro valuation of Universal Music Group (UMG) when it went public on Amsterdam’s Euronext exchange. It…