• klangcola@reddthat.com
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    11 months ago

    How much of this is Spotify’s fault and how much is the major record labels sitting between Spotify and the individual artists?

    And is there a better place for us consumers to go and vote with our wallet? Ideally somewhere that isn’t one of the 5 major tech giants that control everything

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      11 months ago

      Cory Doctorow writes extensively about how it’s Spotify’s fault, as an extension of the common exploitation of musicians in the industry, in the excellent book Chokepoint Capitalism. Here’s a short summary of the Spotify argument by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5z_KKeFqE

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      11 months ago

      The newest part, which is Spotify refusing to payout what small artists are owed if they don’t hit a certain streaming threshold, is 100% on Spotify.

      For alternatives, Tidal allegedly pays better and at least doesn’t do this. Qobuz is not owned by any big tech company.