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    NFTs are the latest frontier in musicians’ long battle to gain control over their IP

    In the music business, the ownership of intellectual property has often been a controversial subject, and that’s all because of the lopsided balance of control. In short, record companies tend to seize most of the control. But that might change, if start-ups pushing ownership models based on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) take off.
    In the short amount of time that NFTs have become a trending topic

  • Screenshot of Anita Baker's Twitter page

    The sound of victory: Music-makers fight to reclaim their IP rights

    Earlier this month, soul icon Anita Baker sent out a tweet that radiated joy: “All My Children Are Coming Home.” The accompanying photo showed five of her albums, all released by Elektra Records in the 1980s and 1990s. The news she was announcing with this tweet was momentous — she was finally regaining ownership of her master recordings.

    Another icon, pop star Taylor Swift, responded to t