Click Track: Music Industry Analysis

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AI-generated music is Russian roulette for copyright law
Sometimes AI models "memorize" their datasets and commit copyright infringement.
Feb 15, 2023 • 
James Mishra
web3 promised to help artists. Instead it stole their copyrights
No protocol can offer "censorship resistance" and also protect rightsholders.
Feb 14, 2022 • 
James Mishra
The music industry wants to build web3. But can they secure it?
Your DAO is a democracy... if you can keep it.
Jan 30, 2022 • 
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How the Mafia used to control the music industry
Mar 19, 2020 • James Mishra
The dark history of the jukebox: how the Mafia used murder to build music machine empires
May 15, 2020 • James Mishra
Is having ADHD connected to musical success?
Apr 20, 2020 • James Mishra
Inside Audioshake, using AI to recreate lost stems for hit songs
Jul 22, 2021 • James Mishra
The connection between bipolar disorder and musical talent
Mar 5, 2020 • James Mishra
NFTs won't save the recorded music industry, but they might save the live events industry
Jul 7, 2021 • James Mishra
Inside Audioshake, using AI to recreate lost stems for hit songs
AI can help place classic songs into new works.
Jul 22, 2021 • 
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NFTs won't save the recorded music industry, but they might save the live events industry
NFTs don't make music more enjoyable, but they could put an end to event ticket sellers' dishonest practices.
Jul 7, 2021 • 
James Mishra
Will live concerts come back before Viagogo and StubHub fall apart?
Eric Baker cofounded both companies. Can he save them?
Jan 21, 2021 • 
James Mishra
Songkick's fall from grace
Most startups die of suicide. But Songkick was murdered.
Jan 15, 2021 • 
James Mishra
The #BrokenRecord movement's quest to "fix" the music industry (and why they are wrong)
Artists don't make a lot of money on Spotify because Spotify doesn't make a lot of money.
Jan 8, 2021 • 
James Mishra
How we could design Kanye's "Y Combinator for Music"
And more importantly, how not to.
Sep 18, 2020 • 
James Mishra
The wall between record labels and music streaming platforms is about to collapse
How TikTok and UnitedMasters are about to change the balance of power in the music biz.
Aug 22, 2020 • 
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Click Track: Music Industry Analysis
Click Track: Music Industry Analysis
Long-form essays about how technology, law, and economics affect the music industry.

Click Track: Music Industry Analysis

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