Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by fabianhjr on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:05AM
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It already exists on both fronts: stream2own and a cooperative.
Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by neltnerb on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:26AM
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Oh, I remember this. Gosh, I really wish it was good, and I mean that sincerely. It's just got such a limited selection and set of genres, and if what I want is a radio station to listen to in the background half the time...
Don't get me wrong, the music is lovely. I like the idea a lot. It's just really not comparable =/
Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by fabianhjr on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:38AM
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It surely lacks RIAA-adjecent content; hopefully it gets better over time and improves the musicians' living conditions.
Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by richrichardsson on Monday November 09, 2020 @05:05AM
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> might just disappear if the service goes down
The service doesn't even need to go down, the licenses with Spotify can be revoked/expire/etc. I love the convenience of having an almost unlimited library of music to listen to, I absolutely detest the fact that one day I might think, "Oh I'd like to listen to <X> from my playlist." and suddenly it's no longer available, because <reasons>.
I'm not sure what that should be, but unlimited local copies of everything for a small amount of money doesn't sound fair -- but Spotify hardly deserves a big cut of it either.
A pickle indeed, if only there were a service that was more of a co-op of artists. Happy to hear recommendations, I'm using soundcloud still.