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Re:Hit songwriters ask pop stars to stop taking credit for s... by pumaontheprowl on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:42PM (#26649502)
This is like saying Taylor Swift's grocery store deserves a cut of her royalties because she wouldn't be able to sing if she starved to death.

Song-writers get paid poorly because there is more supply of pop songs than demand for them. Taylor Swift's grocery store doesn't get a cut of her revenue because Taylor Swift could easily just switch to another grocery store. The same as she could easily switch to another song-writer (or write her own songs).

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Re:Hit songwriters ask pop stars to stop taking credit for s... by emodendroket on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:49PM (#26649610)
They do get a cut of her royalties, when she goes there to buy food. I’d question your assertion that one songwriter is just as good as another when we consider how many hits can be attributed to the same people if you actually check.
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