Re:Spotify Hit with $150M Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties
by pyre on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @05:32PM
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I get that it's not a physical good but the mathematics of:
Made by <Creator> + Enjoyed By <Person> = Endless Money for <Creator>
doesn't add up in the simplistic way that people like to make it seem. "As long as you're enjoying it why shouldn't you be paying for it" seems to be a common mantra on HN during these discussions.
I might enjoying staring at a city skyline too, but that doesn't mean that I need to pay royalties to each and every architect that designed those buildings.
> if a lot of people like it, they make a lot of money. If nobody likes it, they make no money. Seems fair to me.
But for how long? 100+ years after the author is dead and buried? Seems a bit extreme.
Re:Spotify Hit with $150M Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties
by s73v3r on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @06:24PM
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Your math isn't correct. It's not one person continuously paying the artist. It's every time the company makes money by playing the song, they pay the artist.
I might enjoying staring at a city skyline too, but that doesn't mean that I need to pay royalties to each and every architect that designed those buildings.
> if a lot of people like it, they make a lot of money. If nobody likes it, they make no money. Seems fair to me.
But for how long? 100+ years after the author is dead and buried? Seems a bit extreme.