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I think the point is that Spotify is so convenient that you essentially own any music on it, especially if you have premium, potentially making it pointless to
by FaceKicker 14y ago
I think the point is that Spotify is so convenient that you essentially own any music on it, especially if you have premium, potentially making it pointless to buy the album for many customers. Prior to Spotify and similar services, if you wanted to listen to music legally (which piracy doesn't give you) and conveniently/on-demand (which the radio doesn't give you), you had to buy the album.
(I'm assuming your point was that Spotify probably pays at least as much per listener as the radio.)
- iamben 14y agoYeah, correct on my point, if that's the case. I suppose it's much like piracy in a way - would people have bought the album if it wasn't for spotify? Is every spotify listener a lost sale? I have absolutely no hard facts to back it up, but I see a lot more people attending festivals and shows and supporting artists in different ways. I know a lot of spotify subscribers who use it for work and still buy the MP3s for their ipod, or the CD for their collection. I have hundreds and hundreds of CDs, all in storage. I buy them occasionally at shows but tend to buy vinyl (if I can) to support a band now. I listen to lots of music on Spotify I would never buy, or never have bought. For a fair few of those I'd probably go and see the artist/band live, though.