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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by Arch-TK on Saturday January 20, 2024 @10:34AM (#39068571)
I happily pay for anything I can get DRM free.

Not interested in paying to rent access to something which requires giving shady companies like Netflix control over my graphics pipeline (which also prevents me from watching the thing I am renting on any device I want because, for example, my mediacentre PC is not blessed by the right big-corps to work with the intrusive DRM software).

If movie publishers had an easy and convenient way to donate, I would probably donate an appropriate amount every time I pirate some of their media to allow me to watch it on my TV.

You can argue "just buy the bluray and pirate it then" but I feel this just encourages these companies to continue relying on these intrusive DRM technologies.

I know my boycott is insignificant but it's a matter of principles more than anything else.

Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by prmoustache on Saturday January 20, 2024 @04:45PM (#39072718)
https://us.7digital.com/

(or any of its region specific stores)

or https://bleep.com/ for independent electronic music. There are probably other genre specific stores still alive.

Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by Arch-TK on Sunday January 21, 2024 @05:39AM (#39077311)
This is neat, thanks. Although while I appreciate that I left a comment on a post about Spotify, I don't maintain a music collection as I find it too difficult to remember what I like. I generally just listen to some playlists on youtube. I have bought music whenever I found an author I liked a lot though.