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Decibel and Docket

Dave Brooks

Decibel and Docket is a podcast at the intersection of the music business, live entertainment and the justice system. Hosted by veteran entertainment journalist Dave Brooks and attorney Mike Seville, this weekly podcast examines major legal stories and headlines affecting artists, content creators and the business of culture.

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43 episodes

  1. Anthropic IPO: Is the Risk of AI Castrophe Worth Risking Everyone's Life + Dave Reviews and Rants About "You Can See Everything" Documentary on Elizabeth Holmes 49:18
  2. Tiptoeing on the Podcast: Who Owns the Meme? D.C.’s Resale Cap Goes to Court & the Brewers’ Timeless Ticket Fumble 54:59
  3. Why A Live Nation & Ticketmaster Breakup Could Be Bad For Fans + Legal Challenges to DC's RESALE ACT with GUEST HOST RANDY NICHOLS 54:20
  4. Does Live Nation Top Boss Michael Rapino Deserve $60 Million A Year + Why Robert Kraft Is Afraid to Treat Zach Bryan Like He Treated Ed Sheeran 50:12
  5. Did Anthropic Use Torrents and Illegal Downloading To Steal Song Lyrics + Deep Dive on Ari Emanuel's New Book Roll The Calls 58:38
  6. Author Spencer Waller Joins Dave to Talk About The History of Antitrust and Monopolies in the Theater Business + What Does Rob Bonta's Surrender on ParaBros Merger Mean for Live Nation? 1:02:30
  7. Private Equity Is Quietly Taking Over Youth Sports: Why and How Kids Games Became Big Money for Big Money 46:07
  8. Confronting The Ticket Resale Crisis at the U.S. Open - How Stubhub and Seatgeek Have Turned Live Entertainment Upside Down 43:32
  9. Did Trump Tip the Scales for Live Nation + Understanding Rostr's Gender Parity Study 52:13
  10. Who Killed California's Anti-Ticket Scalping Law? + How Did Ellie Goulding Not Know Her Managers Were Owned by Live Nation? 57:11
  11. Picking The Worst Cities For Live Music - Breaking Down Decibel's Underserved Music Markets List 41:19
  12. Paramount Bets Billions, AI Breaks the Rules and a Lawyer Pauses the Show 54:34
  13. Straight Outta the Conference Room: How a Deposition Uncovered a Murder Witness Hiding in a Civil Lawsuit 42:09
  14. StubHub's Sketchy Hedge Funds Have Created A Conflict Crisis for Scalpers + Lawsuits Arising From The Ashes of Chicago's Pitchfork Festival 55:33
  15. Tsunami of Scandals Engulf Stubhub + California's Fight To Reign in Resale Prices Featuring Randy Nichols (Episode 25) 52:23
  16. Rapino in the White House: Did Trump Meeting Hurt Live Nation's Settlement Talks + Ticket Fraud Rising on Stubhub for World Cup Fans 1:01:26
  17. Did Lawyers Against Live Nation Get A $40M Antitrust Lawsuit Bounty For Prevailing Over Ticketmaster + Russell Simmons Can't Shake #MeToo Rape Case By Trying to Hide Out in Jakarta 50:00
  18. Where Were The Artists in The Live Nation Case? (DOJ Postscript on Antitrust Case) + What's A-Peel-Ing About A Banana Costume At A Punk Show? 56:08
  19. What the F*** Is M.I.A. Telling Kid Cudi Fans? + Exposing the FIFA World Cup Bait And Switch 50:04
  20. All the Crazy S#!* Artists Are Saying About Trump's 'America 250' Concert + Live Nation Lawyers GET TESTY in Bid To Overturn Antitrust Ruling (Episode 20) 53:40
  21. Is the Live Nation Settlement CORRUPT AF + Patrick Ryan with Eventellect on What Sports Can Teach Live Music About Ticket Resale 1:00:44
  22. Live Nation BREAKUP LOOMS + Is the term SCALPER kind of RACIST + Should Prosecutors Be BANNED From Using RAP LYRICS 48:38
  23. The Curious Case of Clavicular: How Much Trouble is the Looksmaxxing Influencer In? + Thomas Cussins On How Spotify Could Do More to Stop AI Piracy (Ep17) 40:32
  24. Live Nation & Ticketmaster Breakup? Dave and Mike Talk About Antitrust Penalties Phase + California Lawmakers Weigh Ticket Resale Cap Crackdown (Ep16) 45:26
  25. The Case For Breaking Up Live Nation & Ticketmaster, Cornell Lawyer Explains + Coachella's Lawyer Jason Bernstein Talks Practicing Law for AEG (EP 15) 1:07:13
  26. Live Nation Verdict Aftermath w/ Randy Nichols + Bieberchella Hit By Stubhub's Fraudapalooza featuring Scott Friedman (EP14) 1:00:20
  27. Inside The Kanye West Image Rehabilitation Plan + Live Nation Antitrust Case Goes To The Jury 43:31
  28. BONUS EPISODE: In-depth Q&A with Andrew Dreskin, co-founder of Ticketfly and Ticketweb 1:07:19
  29. Nathaniel Marro from NITO Talks DOJ Settlement + Ticketfly Founder Andrew Dreskin On What He Told the DOJ During the Live Nation & Ticketmaster Merger 51:06
  30. Ep. 11 || Why America Loves Seeing Afroman Do The Cops Dirty + How Chance and Pat's Divorce Got So Messy AND the $10M AI Streaming Music Crime Spree at Spotify 54:10
  31. Ep. 10 || Rapino Prepares To Take the Stand in Live Nation Case + Bricc Baby Fed Drama 56:55
  32. SLACK SCANDAL! Randy Nichols Joins Dave to Break Down Live Nation 'Rob 'Em Blind' + Secret Rapino Hard Call Phone Call Recordings, 32:20
  33. Ep. 9 || Settlement Shocker: The Fight Shifts to the States after DOJ and Live Nation Announce Historic Truce 39:21
  34. BONUS EPISODE: SDNY Reporter Matthew Lee with Inner City Press Talks Live Nation / DOJ Settlement 28:23
  35. Ep. 8 | Has Live Nation Already Lost The DOJ Case? + 'Ticket Masters' Co-Author Dean Budnick Weighs In On Live Nation Courtroom Drama 49:34
  36. Ep. 7 | Investigating the Missing Live Nation Legal Report 40:38
  37. Ep. 6 | Randy Nichols Talks About Meeting With Top DOJ Brass, Understanding Recent Ruling in Antitrust Case 44:38
  38. Breaking News: Durbin Talks Slater Exit Amid Live Nation Case 5:24
  39. Live Nation Close To Settling Antitrust Case? Plus Chaos At The Wasserman Agency Following The Epstein Scandal And Kat Leon From Holy Wars Talks Touring As An Indie Artist 46:15
  40. Episode 4: The Plan to Scam Jeffrey Epstein + Drake Appeals "Not Like Us" + NIVA's fight for Milwaukee's Indie Venues 46:13
  41. Decibel & Docket, Episode 3: "We're All Smoking the Same Dope" Breaking Down Kid Rock's Wild Senate Hearing on Ticketmaster, Live Nation and Ticket Scalping 48:09
  42. Decibel & Docket, Episode 2: AXS vs High Tech Scalpers and AI app UDIO Settles with Merlin 31:40
  43. Decibel & Docket Episode 1 40:45