“Waldfogel's research shows that between 2000 and 2008, the amount of new music tripled because of digitization.”

“I did start the initial Facebook group and sort of online initiative. It was very new at that time in 2008.”

“If you are willing to do it, I would absolutely charge a rush fee. And it would be at least triple the amount.”

“The new union deal does include some AI protections for performers, and it forbids producers from using AI replacements during a strike. It also draws a distinction between digital replicas and what are called synthetics.”

“There would probably be some economic impact, but much less than the 2008 financial crisis, for example it might decrease growth by 25% versus leading to negative growth for roughly two years in the case of the 2008 crisis.”