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Spotify to phase out service in Uruguay following new copyright bill requiring ‘fair and equitable remuneration’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It shows they make a lot more money by being unethical than by being ethical. If it were just a little more money they could just do the right thing and raise prices a little. It's the same reason tech companies won't let you pay not to be tracked: they make more money from accumulating information about you than you'd ever be able to afford to pay them.