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The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed (www.honest-broker.com)

submitted 4 days ago by DeadNinja@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] nightlily@leminal.space 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So instead of the cents that artists get from streaming you propose they get nothing at all? You can buy from Bandcamp if the artists are on it and use ListenBrainz.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 6 points 3 days ago

Exactly, they aren't losing anything and there's hope a better system will come along.

Agreed on Bandcamp though. The very few artists who use it get my money through there.

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Didnt bandcamp get bought by some big company a little while ago? Sp bandcamp just doesent have the library yet. I do like it though in its current form (until it gets enshittified)

[–] kchr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

Epic Games (lolwhat?) bought it in 2022, but sold to Songtradr in 2023. The latter seems to be some kind of music license broker.

[–] 96VXb9ktTjFnRi@feddit.nl -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm very much in favor of people supporting artists, but I don't feel like people should be obliged to do so. I don't believe copyright is doing society any good, and I think everyone should be free to download/listen to whatever they please. If you make music and set it free in the world, let the world listen. If they like it, they might support you, and if they don't that's too bad. Feel free to disagree, but that's my point of view. If I pay for music it's mostly by going to concerts. I've also donated to artists, for instance to Cardiacs when their lead singer got ill. And Major Parkinson through their kickstarter campaigns.