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umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal | TechCrunch

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umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Google during a testimony in the Epic vs Google trial said that a deal with Spotify allows the audio company to completely bypass Play Store fees.
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    What alternatives do you guys use besides Bandcamp? I am open to paying a sub as long as the artist is getting a decent cut.

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      Pirate and buy official merch, they make more of that anyway. Also live shows

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        LiveNation has fixed the issue that artists got paid for playing live, not the companies can take that cut as well.

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          Are you sure “fixed” is the correct word?

          https://www.economicliberties.us/press-release/live-nation-ticketmasters-promises-are-no-substitute-for-break-up/

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      buy the cd and rip them into your phone

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          It’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though.

          Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.

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              Bought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…

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                Not anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr

                https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/

                https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition

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                  I hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.

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                    Well songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff.

                    https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html

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              Uh oh

              Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com

              Edit: nevermind… Damn it

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          the first CD i ripped was like 2 years ago

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          Not ideal but artists get paid proper. Just don’t share then you’re mostly fine.

          P.S.: Subject to your local law which may prohibits ripping a CD. This is NOT a legal advise.

          Edit: I don’t know if my statement is right or not given the downvotes. Can someone explain?

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      7digital has a reasonable selection, but it’s not all available lossless, which would be almost incomprehensible in 2023 if it wasn’t for the fact that we’re talking about the music industry.

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        Im not really sure what cut 7digital gives to artists either

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      Apple Music pays more than Spotify. It’s probably still not “decent”, but it’s more.

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