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Record labels, not listeners, are the primary threat to revenue of artists. We should encourage trends that lose money for producers but accelerate progress tow
by TechBro8615 4y ago
Record labels, not listeners, are the primary threat to revenue of artists. We should encourage trends that lose money for producers but accelerate progress toward direct payments to the artist.
Personally, I haven't pirated music since ~2011 when Spotify introduced a usable service with a full catalog (the movie industry could take a hint). I know this arrangement is not great for the artists, but at least they can work directly with Spotify. When I really want to support an artist, I buy a ticket to their performance and tell my friends about them.
- wjnc 4y agoTo be fair, those € 1200 for music via Spotify are easily dwarfed by the about 100 cd’s I bought as a teenager ten years prior. There’s no chance I would have spent this little for physical copies. Especially for more niche music (say, classical) I expect the returns must have fallen drastically. Less returns just means less records and less artists, amplifying the top lot and historic catalogue.