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Wixen Music Publishing, publisher of songs by Tom Petty, Neil Young and others, is suing Spotify for $1.6 billion in compensation for the use of their music without proper licensing and compensation. Host Dan Loney talks with Erin Jacobson, Music Attorney in Beverly Hills, and Lawrence Gelburd, Wharton Alum and Music Producer, to discuss the details of the lawsuit and Spotify’s history of legal trouble on Knowledge at Wharton.

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