Howell O'Rear's guest appearances

Howell O'Rear

The Future of What

Simon Tam

Hari Kondabolu

David Lowery

Larry Crane

Amy Miller

Dan Deacon

Laura Veirs

Jack Conte

Andrew Jones

Scott Patterson

Shane Torres

Jim DeRogatis

Kevin Breuner

Ben Ratliff

Joe Pug

OwlTail

Chris Castle

Melissa Ferrick

Christiane Kinney

Episode #30: Could two multi-million dollar lawsuits be the downfall of one of music’s most popular streaming services? Earlier this year, two class-actions were brought against streaming giant Spotify by musicians David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick. The plaintiffs allege that Spotify knowingly distributes copyrighted material without obtaining the proper licenses. So what do these suits mean for musicians and the industry as a whole? We discuss with lead plaintiff Melissa Ferrick, lawyers Howell O’Rear and Chris Castle, and musician and music lawyer Christiane Kinney.GUESTSMelissa Ferrick (Musician)Howell O'Rear (Attorney)Chris Castle (Attorney)Christiane Kinney (Attorney, Musician)MUSICDelta 5 "Mind Your Own Business"Melissa Ferrick "Careful"Xiu Xiu "Boy Soprano"Riddle The Sphinx "Judgement Day"

Episode #30: Could two multi-million dollar lawsuits be the downfall of one of music’s most popular streaming services? Earlier this year, two class-actions were brought against streaming giant Spotify by musicians David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick. The plaintiffs allege that Spotify knowingly distributes copyrighted material without obtaining the proper licenses. So what do these suits mean for musicians and the industry as a whole? We discuss with lead plaintiff Melissa Ferrick, lawyers Howell O’Rear and Chris Castle, and musician and music lawyer Christiane Kinney. GUESTS Melissa Ferrick (Musician) Howell O'Rear (Attorney) Chris Castle (Attorney) Christiane Kinney (Attorney, Musician) MUSIC Delta 5 "Mind Your Own Business" Melissa Ferrick "Careful" Xiu Xiu "Boy Soprano" Riddle The Sphinx "Judgement Day"

Spotify's Unpaid Royalties: Melissa Ferrick / Howell O'Rear / Chris Castle / Christiane Kinney