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It's brutal out here: Olivia Rodrigo and how the music business makes songwriters fight over credits

Decoder with Nilay Patel

CHAPTER

The Music Industry Is a Seedy Business

The music industry has gone from being a physical goods business to an intellectual property business. When a song starts to succeed, we see all kinds of public lawsuits and private settlements in order to recoup on your intellectual property. It's very clear that the motivation here is, let's get a piece of something which is a giant treasure chest.

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