The Democratic Financialisaton of the Music Industries: On JKBX and the Assetization of Music Rights
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2227-5789
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 59
Submitted on: Feb 18, 2025
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Published on: Sep 4, 2025
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