4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down130
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.com4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squareGlitterInfection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoMan, you weren’t alive before napster were you?
minus-squareecho64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoYes, I was alive in the time when artists could barely scrape by. Now, I’m alive in the time when artists can’t even do that.
Man, you weren’t alive before napster were you?
Yes, I was alive in the time when artists could barely scrape by. Now, I’m alive in the time when artists can’t even do that.