Don't Trust Ticketmaster! (w/ Shawn Sexton) | MRP #003
The Metal Robot Podcast (April 17, 2020) On this episode, I sit down with Shawn Sexton (aka The Reverend) to talk about the mess Ticketmaster is in and why it might not matter in the end, then I talk about online critics and fair use, followed by looking at whether or not
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Timestamps:
00:39 - Ticketmaster (w/ Shawn Sexton)
09:18 - To be fair to Ticketmaster... but...
14:08 - Why Ticketmaster won't stop anytime soon
24:18 - YouTube's Content ID is a problem... right?
36:52 - Does my channel fall under Fair Use?
43:50 - How Can Rock Get Back On Top?
47:50 - Buy music!
48:20 - How is Metal Presented?
52:26 - Quality isn't a fair argument
53:15 - We need to stop retreading ground
55:50 - We need to let go of the past!
57:31 - Final Thoughts
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