ABSTRACT
The activities of multi-sided music platforms clearly represents a context where the use of copyright-protected content and personal data of copyright owners and uploaders may preclude competition in the copyright market. Abuse of economic dependence represents the most serious risk for copyright owners in the context of multi-sided music platforms, and offers a solid basis for concerns regarding competition in the music copyright industry. The cause of the problem must be identified in the copyright and privacy terms widely adopted so far by multi-sided music platforms. Copyright serves the purpose of promoting competition. Properly applied, copyright protection provides the competitive environment required to enable firms to profit from their creative works. This encourages innovation effort and improves dynamic efficiency, to the ultimate benefit of consumer and societal welfare. Privacy terms raise questions regarding the best way to interpret the rights of data subjects to protect competition in the music industry.
