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Re:Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove Music over ‘False Infor... by friendlydog on Monday January 24, 2022 @09:00PM (#30066942)
An artist should have control over their content. If they sign a deal to forfeit that control they should honor it. If they didn't and want to take their ball and go home that is their right.
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Re:Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove Music over ‘False Infor... by nradov on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:46PM (#30068128)
In the US some types of streaming audio services have statutory licenses so artists don't have control over their content.

https://www.soundexchange.com/service-provider/licensing-101...

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