For those who want to know about the significance of masters in the recording industry, here's a little dive into the background and history of artists, record labels, and the fight for masters ownership.

In what has been described as a brilliant strategy, Taylor Swift devalues her first 6 albums by rerecording them and then, as the songwriter, denied anybody licensing the originals in movies or commercials insisting they could only use her re-recorded versions; meanwhile sales of the originals dropped around 60%. To the point that the owners sold her the original masters of her 1st 6 albums, and more, for $360 million, close to what they paid for them. To the delight of the T-Swifties, she now owns it all (and makes all the $). Swift wasn't the first to re-record or buy the masters to gain total control of her music.

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