Re:Spotify's Push into Audiobooks Sparks Concern Among Authors
by ThrowawayIP on Thursday December 21, 2023 @10:52AM
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The push into audiobooks feels like the start of the ehshittification of Spotify Premium. With an artificial limit of 15 hours of listening, can we expect to have to start paying for specific albums or releases?
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Re:Spotify's Push into Audiobooks Sparks Concern Among Authors
by photonthug on Thursday December 21, 2023 @11:39AM
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Yep, the golden age of streaming seems to be coming to an end on all platforms. Get ready to have to endure ads and other harassment, even as a paying customer. Install the app! Got the app already? We saw you were enjoying Beethoven so on a related note have you considered buying Taylor Swift concert tickets?
Re:Spotify's Push into Audiobooks Sparks Concern Among Authors
by troupo on Thursday December 21, 2023 @11:08AM
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Having worked in audiobooks before, those limits usually come from rights holders, not from the streaming service.
(I work for Spotify now, but have no idea what the audiobook licensing is there, and couldn't tell you if I did know)