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Re:AI-powered music scam nets musician $10M in royalties–and... by spondylosaurus on Thursday September 05, 2024 @01:22PM (#41458670)
Publishers don't just get a little cut... they get a LOT of cut.

I've long maintained that the "Spotify fucks over musicians" angle is cleverly positioned to hide the "record labels fuck over musicians the same as they always have for 50+ years" angle. Because the big record labels are still doing great in the streaming era!

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Re:AI-powered music scam nets musician $10M in royalties–and... by johnnyanmac on Thursday September 05, 2024 @03:14PM (#41459608)
I agree. I suppose I haven't seen exactly how much Spotify keeps on top for a while, but I wouldn't be surprised if Spotify itself is beholden to the publishers. Definitely a tug of war.

Same shit, different day either way.

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