Pharrell Williams’ defends Taylor Swift in Scooter Braun battle; Says ‘artist should have the lion’s share’

pinkvilla.com:

Pharrell Williams is weighing into Taylor Swift’s beef with Scooter Braun. The 47-year-old Happy music superstar spoke about Swift‘s ongoing battle with Scooter Braun over the rights to her masters in an interview with Variety. “There’s no other industry out there in the world where a start-up gets off the ground and doesn’t own the trademark — it just doesn’t make sense.

It may be legal, but it’s still a crime. If a bank walks away with ownership of a company and the trademark, how much should a creator really be participating?

The artist should always have the lion’s share of their creation,” he said of the imperative for artists to retain rights of their music. “It’s really unfortunate, you know.