Pharrell Williams thinks it is criminal that Scooter Braun can own the rights to Taylor Swift’s masters. Williams, 47, touched on the debate in an interview with Variety.
The “Happy” hitmaker did not blame Braun directly, instead pointing to a system inadequately weighed against artists. “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,” Pharrell argued. RELATED: Taylor Swift Responds After Scooter Braun Sells Her First 6 Albums “If a bank walks away with ownership of a company and the trademark, how much should a creator really be participating?” he asked. “The artist should always have the lion’s share
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