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I'm somewhat hopeful about the synergies here. Giving musicians an easy path to monetize their catalog, as well as market their availability to be commissioned
by btown 3y ago
I'm somewhat hopeful about the synergies here. Giving musicians an easy path to monetize their catalog, as well as market their availability to be commissioned by brands, is a good thing... especially when artists are being dually hammered by Spotify's deci-cents-per-stream industry baseline and live music promoters' anticompetitive behavior.
That said, there are ways Songtradr could abuse their new position of trust. I hope they're smart enough not to do that, but I also hope that an archival project for free downloads on long-inactive Bandcamp accounts is underway...
- btown 3y agoSelf-reply: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37696171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37696171 makes me less hopeful that they're operating in good faith...
- 1123581321 3y agoInteresting. I didn’t know about the union aspect and regardless, not retaining staff is a great way to stop understanding what’s important to preserve.