Episode Details

Spotify's music catalog was recently "appropriated" by an unauthorized party. Was it theft or preservation? The conversation explores copyright, artist rights, and the idea of music as both art and information. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea also look at libraries, global access, licensing models, and how digital archives and video games should be preserved for future generations.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Spotify controversy sets the stage 01:10 – Is streaming theft or digital archiving? 02:45 – Artist rights vs. public access 04:30 – Music as art or as information 06:20 – How libraries justify broad access 08:15 – Equity and global availability of culture 10:00 – Licensing models that could work 12:20 – Why preservation matters in the digital age 14:10 – Video games as cultural artifacts 16:30 – Where the industry may be headed 18:00 – Final thoughts on ownership and access

Links:

Spotify Music Library Leaked Online by Pirate Activist Group https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-music-library-leak-1236143970/

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, but prefers Bluesky.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passi