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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/thi-4/
- Published: 2017-04-30T10:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-30T10:30:00.000Z
- Description: Important industry commentary from those in the music business this week: how an esoteric copyright law could be key to widespread adoption of blockchain tech, why it is that we. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/04/thi-4.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, ACORD, AllianceBernstein, Artist, Banco Santander, Blockchain (database), Business Insider, copyright, Credit Suisse, IBM, UBS, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09959068970d-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09959068970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Important industry commentary from those in the music business this week: how an esoteric copyright law could be key to widespread adoption of blockchain tech, why it is that we can still buy music, and the problem with literal listening.
- **[Key To Widespread Artist Adoption Of Blockchain Could Be Via Esoteric Copyright Law \[George Howard\]](https://www.hypebot.com/key-to-widespread-artist-adoption-of-blockchain-could-be-via-esoteric-copyright-law/)**
- [**Hospital Records’ Romy Harber On Industry Trends \[INTERVIEW\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/hospital-records-romy-harber-on-industry-trends-interview/)
- **[Why Can We Still Buy Music? \[Thomas Euler\]](https://www.hypebot.com/why-is-it-we-can-we-still-buy-music/)**
- [**The Problem Of Literal Listening**](https://www.hypebot.com/the-problem-of-literal-listening/)

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