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Whose Song Is It Anyway? · Thursday · 23 min

Taylor Made

Why, and how, did Taylor Swift, like many others before her, re-record four of her albums? In the final episode of this season, I also answer: Can an artist ever truly own their music and what can Taylor Swift’s story teach us? Can, and should, you sell your catalogue? What can an artist do when the system fails them, practically and politically?IN THIS EPISODE00:50 Taylor Swift’s story of re-recording and buying back the ownership and control of her music 06:16 Can an artist ever truly own their music and what can Taylor Swift’s story teach us? 11:55 Can, and should, you sell your catalogue?17:17 What can an artist do when the system fails them, practically and politically?20:50 The overall theme of the season and what I hope you have gained from it.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE• Buy your copy of Copyright in the Music Industry (second edition, 2026):⁠ https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/copyright-in-the-music-industry-9781035330386.html⁠FIND DR HAYLEIGH BOSHER• Instagram: ⁠@hayleigh.bosher⁠• Website: ⁠ https://www.hayleighbosher.com/ LOVE THIS EPISODE?• Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts• Leave a 5⭐ review, it helps more people find the showCREDITSWhose Song Is It Anyway? is produced by Good FormFunded by The British Academy DISCLAIMERNothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice. It is legal education to help you learn more about your rights.

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Why, and how, did Taylor Swift, like many others before her, re-record four of her albums? In the final episode of this season, I also answer: Can an artist ever truly own their music and what can Taylor Swift’s story teach us? Can, and should, you sell your catalogue? What can an artist do when the system fails them, practically and politically?IN THIS EPISODE00:50 Taylor Swift’s story of re-recording and buying back the ownership and control of her music 06:16 Can an artist ever truly own their music and what can Taylor Swift’s story teach us? 11:55 Can, and should, you sell your catalogue?17:17 What can an artist do when the system fails them, practically and politically?20:50 The overall theme of the season and what I hope you have gained from it.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE• Buy your copy of Copyright in the Music Industry (second edition, 2026):⁠ https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/copyright-in-the-music-industry-9781035330386.html⁠FIND DR HAYLEIGH BOSHER• Instagram: ⁠@hayleigh.bosher⁠• Website: ⁠ https://www.hayleighbosher.com/ LOVE THIS EPISODE?• Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts• Leave a 5⭐ review, it helps more people find the showCREDITSWhose Song Is It Anyway? is produced by Good FormFunded by The British Academy DISCLAIMERNothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice. It is legal education to help you learn more about your rights.

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