About this episode

The episode discusses the competitive clash between Spotify and Apple Music in 2015, focusing on a crisis triggered by Taylor Swift's actions against Apple Music and Spotify's legal strategies.

It’s 2015 and Taylor Swift’s just thrown Apple Music into crisis. But as the Silicon Valley giant tries to get its music-streaming service back on track, its Swedish rival Spotify is about to launch a legal attack that will strike at the very heart of Apple’s business model. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• music streaming
• business competition
• legal battles
• tech industry
• Apple
• Spotify

Keywords

• Spotify
• Apple Music
• Taylor Swift
• music industry
• legal attack
• business model
• streaming services

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple Music, Spotify, Apple

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