The episode I am linking below, which I coincidentally listened to this morning, relates to our discussion about the music industry today. It comes from Recode's podcast called "Land of the Giants" which takes you through the history of Big Tech, and the most recent season is about Apple. This episode adds some nuance to how the music industry was disrupted by people being able to download music illegally. It then presents Spotify and Apple as coming in and "saving" the industry. It was a compelling account, but lacks the crucial inquiry posed in class -- are we degrading music in itself through this commodification?

I'm well aware of the irony of linking Spotify after today's discussion. However, I think gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the tech giants and their development is crucial for lawyers. This development is unprecedented and has happened faster than the law can keep up. And since we are of the first generation where this kind of technology is a 'given,' our education systems have not yet come to realize that they need to be teaching the history of how these giants developed -- becuase this is in recent memory for most teaching us.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/34SHuBsN0rga5Z5aL7BFQ3?si=e5fbcb500f4446bf

-- MelissaMouritsen - 14 Apr 2022