Clubhouse, SoundClub or Fireside? Music Fair Usage, New Spotify Play Book and Maps.FM

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Interviews with:

• Jonas Leijonhufvud, the co-author of a new book "The Spotify Play" out this week, about how CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the race for audio dominance.
  
  
•  Wayne Parker the co-founder of MapsFM, about the value and context of combining location with podcasts to create a new form of discovery.
  
  
• Jaime Ng, the CEO of MatchCast, about SoundClub the Taiwanese version of Clubhouse that 

News:

• how to use commercial music in podcasts mainly says the words "No, you can't" in a variety of different ways. However, the people who wrote the book (literally) on 'fair use' respectfully disagree.
  
  
• Spotify has been hosting anti-semitic content, according to Joseph Cohen, writing in the Jewish Chronicle.
  
  
• iOS 14.5 may allow you to choose your default podcast app, according to beta testers.
  
  
• Mark Cuban and Falon Fatemi are co-founding a “next-gen podcast platform” where hosts can talk to fans live and monetise their conversations, reports The Verge - it’s said to be similar to Clubhouse but with the ability to record conversations. 
  
  
• The app is reportedly to be called Fireside, which comes as news to the five year-old podcast host Fireside. “Surprising and more than a bit concerning,” says Fireside’s Dan Benjamin.
  
  
• Clubhouse has announced it will be testing tipping, ticketing and subscription.

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