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Meme: Amphibian creature labelled "Spotify" emerging from a body of water, but being pushed back. Captions read: "Stop them! Don't let a single company rule them all. If you see a Horrid Beast monopolizing, push it back in."

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 25 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I buy music from Bandcamp. Drm free. Musicians get a bigger cut. You can write a note to the band when you buy and sometimes they write back. Their recommendations and write-ups feel more human than algorithm. Feels pretty good. Renting music on Spotify sounds like a bad deal for me and my personal habits.

Of course, they sold themselves and probably will enshittify in a couple years.

For older stuff that's not on Bandcamp... Honestly I don't feel bad about pirating music that's 15 years old. Copyright is too long, anyway.

And for new mega pop stuff? Not my jam, but I'd probably still buy it drm free somewhere.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I'm surprised BC hasn't been ruined by Epic yet. At the time of a deal I was very afraid for them declining fast but I still don't see any effect on the platform. I guess EG has that much money they don't need to milk BC for what ammounts to a pocket change for them. They just wanted their presence in that market too.

!remind me in 5 years, lol

[–] zaemz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Epic has sold Bandcamp to music licensing company called Songtradr.

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