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Re:Backing Up Spotify by vintermann on Sunday December 21, 2025 @02:29PM (#46347522)
CDs get wildly different number of plays. But the number of plays, whether from a record or from a streaming service, isn't proportional to how glad you are that this music exists and you can listen to it.

The present system favors big artist rights owners a lot, but most of all it rewards owners of music played on repeat, i.e. background music.

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Re:Backing Up Spotify by Dylan16807 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @04:03PM (#46348405)
I do think allocating money per-account or something should be better. Don't let a constant listener allocate the royalties from ten other people.

Trying to measure importance feels like a lost cause.

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