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Podcast: The Futurist Public Intellectual
Episode: Taylor’s Versions: Taylor Swift’s Re-recordings
Description: Last week, Taylor Swift released her fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Why is she doing this? Brad Yates describes Swift’s legal battle with Big Machine Records in the context of US copyright law, explains Swift’s unprecedented solution to her predicament, and applauds her for being a trailblazer for artists’ rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.