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I would love to be able to watch everything in one place without ads, and be happy to pay for it. There is no reason that the licensing would only apply when y

I would love to be able to watch everything in one place without ads, and be happy to pay for it. There is no reason that the licensing would only apply when you do not choose your shows or movies. Internet radio stations currently pay 22 cents for every 100 "plays" by those paying a subscription fee. And the system works well, creators are compensated, streaming companies can run a successful business, consumers do not need to subscribe to 5 different services to listen to the music they want.

scarface74 7y ago
Internet radio stations currently pay 22 cents for every 100 "plays" by those paying a subscription fee. Movies cost a lot more than music and the price you site isn’t for on demand music - only for services where you can’t choose your songs. https://www.vox.com/2017/6/15/15807382/spotify-revenue-2016-financials-guarantee-payment-universal-merlin https://www.vox.com/2017/6/15/15807382/spotify-revenue-2016-... creators are compensated, Not really: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-pay-musicians-more-commentary.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/12/25/streaming-music-services-pay-2019/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/12/25/streaming-music-... streaming companies can run a successful business, Not really... https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/06/spotify-posts-second-consecutive-quarterly-profit-but-projects-big-losses-for-2019/ https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/06/spotify-posts-second-cons...
- gnopgnip 7y ago
  The cost of a movie ticket, or movie rental, or dvd/blu ray purchase is generally fixed within a narrow band. TV series prices vary a little more, but the vast majority is still within a similar range. A compulsory license price could be set that would both fairly compensate rights holders, and also to allow businesses to profitably provide streaming to consumers. Internet radio, and streaming music companies pay billions in royalties each year. For a variety of reasons about 75% of this does not go to artists and goes instead to record labels and other intermediaries, but this does not mean that creators are not compensated, or that they would be better off without internet radio and streaming. Spotify becoming profitable amid a competitive industry is a great example of a successful business.
  - scarface74 7y ago
    Spotify said they wouldn’t be profitable for the year. I provided the link above. You can look at the different published Netflix deals and see how much they are borrowing to license content to get an idea of how much it costs.

scarface74 7y ago

Internet radio stations currently pay 22 cents for every 100 "plays" by those paying a subscription fee. Movies cost a lot more than music and the price you site isn’t for on demand music - only for services where you can’t choose your songs. https://www.vox.com/2017/6/15/15807382/spotify-revenue-2016-financials-guarantee-payment-universal-merlin https://www.vox.com/2017/6/15/15807382/spotify-revenue-2016-... creators are compensated, Not really: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-pay-musicians-more-commentary.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/12/25/streaming-music-services-pay-2019/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/12/25/streaming-music-... streaming companies can run a successful business, Not really... https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/06/spotify-posts-second-consecutive-quarterly-profit-but-projects-big-losses-for-2019/ https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/06/spotify-posts-second-cons...

gnopgnip 7y ago
The cost of a movie ticket, or movie rental, or dvd/blu ray purchase is generally fixed within a narrow band. TV series prices vary a little more, but the vast majority is still within a similar range. A compulsory license price could be set that would both fairly compensate rights holders, and also to allow businesses to profitably provide streaming to consumers. Internet radio, and streaming music companies pay billions in royalties each year. For a variety of reasons about 75% of this does not go to artists and goes instead to record labels and other intermediaries, but this does not mean that creators are not compensated, or that they would be better off without internet radio and streaming. Spotify becoming profitable amid a competitive industry is a great example of a successful business.
- scarface74 7y ago
  Spotify said they wouldn’t be profitable for the year. I provided the link above. You can look at the different published Netflix deals and see how much they are borrowing to license content to get an idea of how much it costs.