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Re:Funkwhale – Decentralized, self-hosted music server by pessimizer on Thursday November 12, 2020 @07:45AM (#25069212)
Did your purchase cover your family? Why should your spouse and children be allowed to listen to music licensed to you?
Re:Funkwhale – Decentralized, self-hosted music server by tchaffee on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:38AM (#25069689)
My goal is that musicians get fairly paid for their work as opposed to making sure I am following every subtle licensing technicality in my own home, which is only an exercise in pedantry and accomplishes nothing practical for musicians.

I don't talk with the attorneys who create these complex licensing rules at Amazon, iTunes, etc. I talk to musicians. None of whom have ever had a problem with listening to their music with a small group of friends or family. The problem is with a platform that allows me to fire up a server and then invite thousands or millions of people to listen to someone's music for free.

Re:Funkwhale – Decentralized, self-hosted music server by choward on Thursday November 12, 2020 @10:09AM (#25070661)
Do you remember CDs, cassettes, records, etc.? Is it illegal to let family listen to those?