Money (That's what I want)

Music, an asset class like any other: the traditional majors stand guard against new catalog buyers.
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RISE OF STREAMING
Contracts for the sale of rights usually concern the existing catalog, or back catalog, as it is difficult to add value to future creation. However, notes lawyer Claire Prugnier, "if a major is buying, it may wish to acquire the existing catalog, while obtaining the signature of a new exclusivity contract" for the future.