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And that's the problem - you might as well keep pirating as Spotify isn't helping any artist while users think they're doing the noble thing.
by thirdsun 13y ago
And that's the problem - you might as well keep pirating as Spotify isn't helping any artist while users think they're doing the noble thing.
- cheald 13y agoBut people don't listen to music to benefit the artists (even when they purchase a CD or whatever) -- they do it for themselves. Artists make the vast majority of their money on tour, which is more or less unrelated to the choice of distribution channel, except that a more prolific channel results in more people attending a show.
- thirdsun 13y agoThat point is brought up often, but don't forget that while touring might work for your average indie rockband, it's not as easy for obscure ambient, experimental musicians. Music that is primarily intended for home listening is a lot harder to sell as live performance. Again, I don't intend to offend the users of those services - just saying that Spotify, rdio and co. alone won't work for many artists.
- robryan 13y agoSpotify is legal and the artists on the platform are on there of their own free will (or their publishers will who they signed that right away to). They could decide that they on want to steam on another platform if that is a better deal for them.
- thirdsun 13y agoAbsolutely, and many smaller artists and indie labels chose not to offer their catalogue on those platforms. I didn't intend to offend the users of streaming services. I subscribed to rdio myself, only as a tastemaker though - I still buy a lot of lossless music.