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Can you or jrm4 explain why Spotify's royalty system (a 70/30 split in favour of the rights holder) is unfair? If I had to guess I'd say it convinces artists t
by strken 4y ago
Can you or jrm4 explain why Spotify's royalty system (a 70/30 split in favour of the rights holder) is unfair?
If I had to guess I'd say it convinces artists to license their work for less money than they'd make if they stuck it on Bandcamp, but I'm not certain, and neither of you has explained it.
- iamacyborg 4y agoSpotify don’t pay 70/30 and the actual payout is not related to what individuals actually listen to. For example, I could spend a month listening to only indie artists, but the lion’s share of my subscription would be paid out to major labels.
- strken 4y agoThe Hypebot explanation suggests it's more complicated than that: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/11/how-spotify-royalties-actually-work.html https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/11/how-spotify-royaltie... I have no idea whether it's correct or not.
- jrm4 4y agoI specifically said "hasn't improved much" instead of "unfair" because I do realize that it wasn't particularly fair before? At present, it seems like the most fair thing would be to just be honest about the fact that royalties from Spotify and royalties from piracy for the vast majority of artists is roughly equal. :)