“We’re all sensitive people with so much to give:” Why this Ed Sheeran case could be catastrophic to creativity.

I mean, I get it. Ed Sheeran is pretty much like Marmite — you either love him or hate him. Anyway, over at the Washington Post, I wrote about the current lawsuit against him and the crucial need to protect songwriters from predatory litigation:

“If artists must pay a tax for employing the most common modes and tones of composition, the process of grinding popular music down to a consensus-driven pay window for tech entrepreneurs and corporate opportunists will have reached its apotheosis.”

Check it out if that sounds like your cup of yeast extract!