Intellectual Property

Dame Dash’s Life Story Drew a $550,000 Bid. Now Bankruptcy Is Testing Who Controls the Narrative.

A bankruptcy auction put a $550,000 price on commercial rights tied to Dame Dash’s story, archives and unfinished film project.…

1 week ago

Who Owns the Upside From Power? 50 Cent’s Variety Interview Reveals a Bigger TV Economics Story

The public argument is about who deserves credit for Power. The bigger economic story is how creative authorship, audience demand,…

2 weeks ago

Memphis Barbecue Has Deep Black Roots. Who Owns the Business It Became?

Memphis turned smoke, pork and generations of culinary knowledge into one of America's most recognizable regional food identities. The deeper…

2 months ago

Jay-Z’s HBO Series Shows How Old Music Creates New Value

“JAŸ-Z in 8” arrives after a summer of stadium shows, anniversary activations and renewed attention around Jay-Z’s catalog. But the…

2 months ago

Khaby Lame’s $975 Million Deal Shows the Creator Economy Is Moving From Followers to Ownership

Khaby Lame’s Forbes ranking and $975 million Rich Sparkle deal reveal a bigger shift in the creator economy: followers are…

4 months ago

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