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# The World Of Music Wars w/ Steve Knopper Of Rolling Stone – Upward Spiral Podcast #27
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-world-of-music-wars-w-steve-knopper-of-rolling-stone-upward-spiral-podcast-27/
- Published: 2013-07-19T11:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-19T11:58:00.000Z
- Description: Journalist and author Steve Knopper ("Appetite for Self-Destruction") discusses the music business wars of the past ten years. Labels vs. pirates! Consumers vs. DRM! Scrappy startups vs. tech giants! We. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/07/the-world-of-music-wars-w-steve-knoppe
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Journalist and author Steve Knopper ("Appetite for Self-Destruction") discusses the music business wars of the past ten years. Labels vs. pirates! Consumers vs. DRM! Scrappy startups vs. tech giants! We can learn a lot by revisiting the battlegrounds of the modern music era. Listen to this great conversation, and look for an interview coming soon about Steve's fascinating history of writing about the music industry.

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