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Swift Changes Come to Apple Music After Artist Withholds Album

Posted on: Jun 29, 2015

By Matthew R. Macaluso of Keller Macaluso LLC

On Sunday, June 21, Taylor Swift announced that she would withhold her album from Apple’s new streaming service, Apple Music, which is set to launch Tuesday, June 30. Swift’s reasoning: the company would not pay royalties to the artists during customers’ three-month free trial periods. By Sunday evening, Apple had responded and changed its policy for the streaming service. Following that, Swift announced on Thursday, June 25 that her album “1989” will be available for streaming on Apple Music. Read more here. 

This post was written by Matthew R. Macaluso of Keller Macaluso LLC. If you would like to submit content or write an article for the Sports & Entertainment Law Section page, please email Rachel Beachy at rbeachy@indybar.org.

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