Topics include: Economics and exploitation in the music business; the impact of balance sheets on artists and their creations; the relationship of producers, label owners, and musicians; changing platforms of music distribution; censorship in the music industry.
Suggested reading: “Wanted for Attitude: The FBI Hates This Band” Dave Marsh and Phyllis Pollack, Village Voice (1989); “The Politics of File Sharing,” Counterpunch (2002)
