4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1年前Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square232fedilinkarrow-up1633cross-posted to: business@lemmy.world
arrow-up1633external-linkSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.com4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1年前message-square232fedilinkcross-posted to: business@lemmy.world
minus-squareSharkwellingtonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1年前Nothing short of handing them cash in person is truly a guarantee. Really depressing how it’s turned out.
minus-squarederanger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1年前Bandcamp is a decent platform… for now
minus-squareSatyrSacklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1年前Has anything really happened since they were acquired by Epic last year?
minus-squarealt_xa_23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1年前Epic sold it to a company called Songtradr, who shortly laid off a good chunk of the staff. They haven’t done too much so far, but it could easily go south from here.
minus-squarethisisawayoflife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1年前Faircamp might be a good avenue in the future.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1年前That’s not a guarantee either unless you know how much they spent getting in a position for you to hand them cash.
Nothing short of handing them cash in person is truly a guarantee. Really depressing how it’s turned out.
Bandcamp is a decent platform… for now
Has anything really happened since they were acquired by Epic last year?
Epic sold it to a company called Songtradr, who shortly laid off a good chunk of the staff. They haven’t done too much so far, but it could easily go south from here.
Faircamp might be a good avenue in the future.
That’s not a guarantee either unless you know how much they spent getting in a position for you to hand them cash.