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Re:Anna's Archive Loses $322M Spotify Piracy Case Without a ... by Salgat on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @03:48PM (#47784286)
I've always liked China's business model for music. In China, all music is free to stream and download. Musicians make their money the more traditional way, through performances, merchandise, promotions/advertising, etc.
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Re:Anna's Archive Loses $322M Spotify Piracy Case Without a ... by rafram on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @06:36PM (#47786250)
That’s basically the US model as well now.
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Re:Anna's Archive Loses $322M Spotify Piracy Case Without a ... by Salgat on Saturday April 18, 2026 @02:59PM (#47818484)
The US still enforces copyright law on song distribution which is the big difference. It basically requires a middleman (like spotify) that soaks up all the revenue from that distribution while giving almost nothing back to the artists.
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