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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by tormeh on Saturday September 16, 2017 @11:01PM (#15268044)
Of course they don't pay artists. That's not the people Spotify has contracts with. Spotify pays labels, and Spotify pays them a lot. That nothing emerges on the other side is not Spotify's fault.
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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by linkmotif on Sunday September 17, 2017 @01:38PM (#15270740)
Right but the label is the equivalent the publisher in this case aka the institution that adds no value.
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