Index

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction   1
   Intervention: The Swedish Unicorn   19
1 Where Is Spotify?   31
   Intervention: Record Label Setup   69
2 When Do Files Become Music?   79
   Intervention: How We Tracked Streams   105
3 How Does Spotify Package Music?   115
   Intervention: Too Much Data   139
4 What Is the Value of Free?   149
   Intervention: Introducing Songblocker   173
  Conclusion  181
   Intervention: Work at Spotify! 193

Notes 205
Bibliography 255
Index 273