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The Producer Behind This Summers Biggest Songs Explains Why He Has No Problem With Licensing His Tunes

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- You may not know Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald by name, but you've certainly heard his songs. If you've listened to the radio at all lately, you've probably heard at least three of them in the last 24 hours alone.

In a decision that could affect the financial relationships between record labels and performers, a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday ruled that songs downloaded from Apple’s iTunes store are not actually purchased, but are rather “licensed” by the ostensible buyer.