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A Swedish tech entrepreneur and a business partner attempt to transform the music industry by creating a free, legal streaming service. The miniseries follows the idea’s growth through competing perspectives, exploring ambition, business pressures, music rights, and the struggle to make a disruptive product succeed.
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E1
The Vision
After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.
Oct 13, 2022 · 45m -
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E2
The Industry
During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.
Oct 13, 2022 · 45m -
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E3
The Law
A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.
Oct 13, 2022 · 45m -
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E4
The Coder
Sick of his dead-end job, a gifted programmer sharing Daniel's vision of access and independence joins the team to solve their technical challenges.
Oct 13, 2022 · 45m -
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E5
The Partner
The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."
Oct 13, 2022 · 45m -
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E6
The Artist
Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.
Oct 13, 2022 · 45m
