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Description: Spotify stopped streaming Taylor Swift’s music at her request Monday, setting up a business struggle between the industry’s most popular artist and the leading purveyor of a new music distribution system.

Source: ABCNews.com

Date: Nov 03, 2014

Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/swift-pulls-music-streaming-service-spotify-26663928

Questions for Discussions:

  • Why did Swift pull her music off Spotify?
  • Do you think Spotify can negotiate different royalties for different songs with each artist?
  • Do you think this decision will result in more purchases than would otherwise have occurred?

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