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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-27/
- Published: 2016-08-20T10:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-20T10:46:00.000Z
- Description: The week's music commentators double down on the Department of Justice's no good verdict, explain why it is you may not actually need a publicist, and warn Apple not to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-27.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Google, Inc., Never Miss a Beat, Pandora Radio, Performance rights organisation, Spotify, United States Department of Justice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8890203970b-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8890203970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The week's music commentators double down on the **Department of Justice**'s no good **verdict**, explain why it is you **may not actually need a publicist**, and warn **Apple** not to **drop the audio jack** from future devices.
- [DOJ, Google Want 100% Licensing? Let Them Have It \[DAVID LOWERY\]](https://www.hypebot.com/doj-google-want-100-licensing-let-them-have-it/)
- [Why You Don't Actually Need A Publicist](https://www.hypebot.com/why-you-dont-actually-need-a-publicist/)
- [Why Apple's Removal Of The Audio Jack From The IPhone Would Be A Terrible Idea](https://www.hypebot.com/why-apples-removal-of-the-audio-jack-from-the-iphone-would-be-a-terrible/)
- [DOJ Vs. ASCAP](https://www.hypebot.com/doj-vs-ascap/)

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