>Sounds like a broken model. Basically. There was a band that had their fans plan silent tracks while they slept, and it earned them $20k: http://www.theverge

>Sounds like a broken model. Basically. There was a band that had their fans plan silent tracks while they slept, and it earned them $20k: http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/7/5690590/spotify-removes-silent-album-that-earned-indie-band-20000 http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/7/5690590/spotify-removes-sil... Personally I think all the artist would be better off setting up donations via PayPal. "Did you steal our work? Throw us a few dollars."