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Breaking free from big tech and big content with authors Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Is Live Nation Controlling Music Venues Like A Mob?
Live Nation owns Ticketmaster and several major music venues worldwide. Their control over venues has led to accusations of mob-like behavior, with anonymous venue owners describing shakedowns and threats. The Ticketmaster business gives Live Nation an advantage in securing rising artists before anyone else. Additionally, radio in the US does not pay artists for airplay, similar to countries like Rwanda and North Korea. Despite numerous attempts to change this, big radio consistently defeats bills that would compensate artists. Overall, copyright and contracts tend to serve big business rather than artists or the public.
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