I’m going to guess Spotify will retaliate by jacking up the monthly subscription price..
Khaeos on
They’re trying to frame this as an AI issue versus creators’ rights, but the real loser is corporate exploitation of music.Â
They want you to hate this like you hate AI; but piracy has been resurging steadily since DRM and exploitative streaming models started squeezing consumers.
mooseday on
I’ve been recording bbc radio 6 for the last year and just dumping it to a Google Drives. 250mb for 3 hours. Easier that a microphone and a c90
rosian__yaya on
Those Handsome Bastards
enifsieus on
People still use Spotify? Why?
Bobby-McBobster on
I have absolutely no problem with piracy, but it’s ridiculous to claim that this is activism. Anna’s archive is a piracy website that tries to give itself good conscience.
brunogadaleta on
Sneakternet
Bobobo-bobobo-bo-bo on
Drop the mix
Jkolorz on
Whats the point? Ain’t in FLAC anyways
cashonlyplz on
Said Spotify, “Nooooo, you can’t do that—*we* own the music we stole.”
Muffled_Incinerator on
They can get us the scrapped 60 Minutes piece next?!? Pretty please?
Sufficient-Bid1279 on
So like if everyone starts pirating again, what are they gonna do? Go after everyone? Lol
dissected_gossamer on
How many CD-Rs will I need to back all that up? One spindle? Two spindles?
Ozegis on
Both sides are peddling a false moral argument as to why they are in the right. Spotify’s main interest isn’t protecting creators, and piracy in archival pursuits is still harmful to artists. This is a battle to maintain scarcity around a product that is inherently not scarce, as it’s just sequenced bits. The music should be free. Using it in pursuit of profit, shouldn’t be. It makes the most sense to me that artists should make their money by 1) receiving donations from a community 2) licensing use of their work in other media like videos, movies, and TV shows 3) selling merchandise 4) selling concert tickets.
Inpired on
I’m already preparing a pen drive lol
Practical-Pianist930 on
All media scarcity is now artificially imposed.
Odd_Communication545 on
I mean anyone can just screen record every film they watch or TV show. Just record PC audio whilst listening on Spotify.
snukz on
Time to bring back what.cd
foofyschmoofer8 on
All.Spotify.Songs(320kbps).tor
CondiMesmer on
They’re pissing off some people with very expensive lawyers
NVRENDVR on
We’d be honored if you pirated our music instead of listening on the baby bomber app.
jainyday on
Sweet I’ve always wanted to make it to the point as an artist where people are pirating my shit, fuck yeah
(I have 24 monthly listeners, this is an improvement, haha)
Oniknight on
Friendly reminder that Bandcamp exists and on certain Fridays, your favorite working artists will get 100% of all proceeds from buying digital content.
SereneOrbit on
Jokes on them. I have never paid for a streaming service and never will.
All my music is tagged, pictured, and synced to my phone via syncthing bridge.
Fuck streaming service bs.
motohaas on
If it is okay for meta and OpenAI, why not?
Primal-Convoy on
‘Spø.tfy’? What’s that? “Ymusic” for the win.
BusyHands_ on
I use 3rd party websites to download my Spotify playlists.
I’m not paying then monthly fees for something I used to own.
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I’m going to guess Spotify will retaliate by jacking up the monthly subscription price..
They’re trying to frame this as an AI issue versus creators’ rights, but the real loser is corporate exploitation of music.Â
They want you to hate this like you hate AI; but piracy has been resurging steadily since DRM and exploitative streaming models started squeezing consumers.
I’ve been recording bbc radio 6 for the last year and just dumping it to a Google Drives. 250mb for 3 hours. Easier that a microphone and a c90
Those Handsome Bastards
People still use Spotify? Why?
I have absolutely no problem with piracy, but it’s ridiculous to claim that this is activism. Anna’s archive is a piracy website that tries to give itself good conscience.
Sneakternet
Drop the mix
Whats the point? Ain’t in FLAC anyways
Said Spotify, “Nooooo, you can’t do that—*we* own the music we stole.”
They can get us the scrapped 60 Minutes piece next?!? Pretty please?
So like if everyone starts pirating again, what are they gonna do? Go after everyone? Lol
How many CD-Rs will I need to back all that up? One spindle? Two spindles?
Both sides are peddling a false moral argument as to why they are in the right. Spotify’s main interest isn’t protecting creators, and piracy in archival pursuits is still harmful to artists. This is a battle to maintain scarcity around a product that is inherently not scarce, as it’s just sequenced bits. The music should be free. Using it in pursuit of profit, shouldn’t be. It makes the most sense to me that artists should make their money by 1) receiving donations from a community 2) licensing use of their work in other media like videos, movies, and TV shows 3) selling merchandise 4) selling concert tickets.
I’m already preparing a pen drive lol
All media scarcity is now artificially imposed.
I mean anyone can just screen record every film they watch or TV show. Just record PC audio whilst listening on Spotify.
Time to bring back what.cd
All.Spotify.Songs(320kbps).tor
They’re pissing off some people with very expensive lawyers
We’d be honored if you pirated our music instead of listening on the baby bomber app.
Sweet I’ve always wanted to make it to the point as an artist where people are pirating my shit, fuck yeah
(I have 24 monthly listeners, this is an improvement, haha)
Friendly reminder that Bandcamp exists and on certain Fridays, your favorite working artists will get 100% of all proceeds from buying digital content.
Jokes on them. I have never paid for a streaming service and never will.
All my music is tagged, pictured, and synced to my phone via syncthing bridge.
Fuck streaming service bs.
If it is okay for meta and OpenAI, why not?
‘Spø.tfy’? What’s that? “Ymusic” for the win.
I use 3rd party websites to download my Spotify playlists.
I’m not paying then monthly fees for something I used to own.