Prob should get on with sorting out the AI stealing people's music and profiles
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2025
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Pretty sure Spotify approves of it. They don’t care about artists they are there for profit.
Ah, feels good to know I just set up my Navidrome server and have been obtaining my entire music library for personal streaming.
It's funny how many times people on Lemmy have accused Spotify of not paying artists fairly but for some reason there's a large amount of 'I pirate music and pay artists nothing' that goes on around here and no one says a thing
Who mentioned piracy?
I get the files from bandcamp and quobuz. Unlike movies, you can still legally buy music, and get actual files.
I’d rather steal music than pay a corporation that exploits artists under the guise of legality. As an artist who’s being drained by these platforms, pirate my stuff and throw me a coffee, it’s the same money as the "legal" route, but at least it feels human, not dehumanizing or humiliating.
These days I pirate the music, and if I like it I go back and buy the album directly from the band (when possible). If i really like it, I buy concert tix/merch. If it doesn't tickle my fancy, then I don't.
In either case, I don't think the artist is too worried about the pennies lost from my Spotify plays.
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But not like people are going to notice any difference over a stream if it buffers even slightly.
Most people can't even tell the difference between 192 and 320 kbps, they don't care about lossless over stream. Also screw spotify.
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