Spotify will end service in Uruguay due to bill requiring fair pay for artists
mixmag.net
The Uruguayan Parliament approved an amendment to the country's copyright law last month
  • Pasta4u@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    “Spotify already pays nearly 70% of every dollar it generates from music to the record labels and publishers that own the rights for music, and represent and pay artists and songwriters," it continues.>

    I dunno, ifnthat is true it seems more than fair compensation.

    • SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      153·
      1 year ago

      Fair compensation for who? Record labels who already rake in tons of money, or small artists that now need 1000 streams a year at minimum to get paid at all on a specific track?

      • Thassodar@lemm.eeEnglish
        62·
        1 year ago

        I’ve been making and distributing my own music for over 3 years, not only on Spotify, and JUST hit a total $26 I’ve made.

    • oDDmON@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      You do know why bands and artists sell merch at venues, right?

      The contracts they’ve signed may entitle them to little or nothing of ticket sales.

    • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      The problem isn’t as simple as “Spotify Bad”, you’re right.

      It’s that the default contracts for artists are outdated, written for the world of cd and record sales. In the new world of streaming, artists need to bargain for greater rights to streaming proceeds in their contacts - and they’re working on it, but god knows the publishers don’t want to give anything up.

      Spotify as a company barely makes money; I’ve heard they’re actually in the red. The villains are the labels, and Spotify and other streaming services are the weapon they are using to rip off their artists.