The shady one-man corporation that’s destroying hip-hop

The shady one-man corporation that’s destroying hip-hop. Interesting article on Slate about Bridgeport, a “catalogue company” that acquires the rights to songs (often through dubious means) and relentlessly tracks down any samples, regardless of how small or unrecognizable, unleashing lawsuits for copyright infringement. The kicker is none of the money raised (which can run to millions) goes to the artists themselves and the “sample trolls” don’t put the money back into the industry – the exist purely to collect the cash. (via)