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Taylor Swift isn’t your average monopolist: Part 2

February 21, 2016September 17, 2015 by Justin Liu

In Part 1, Justin outlined the novel business model of music-streaming services.

The picture of the music industry painted so far is rather bleak—it’s difficult for an artist to earn money.

Taylor Swift isn’t your average monopolist: Part 1

February 21, 2016September 15, 2015 by Justin Liu

Last year, Taylor Swift took a stance against the rapid rise in music-streaming services and pulled her immensely popular albums from Spotify, signalling that streaming music services weren’t sustainable for artists.