• magnetosphere
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    1 year ago

    Okay, I was ready to call out Spotify, until I read this:

    The assumption there has been that streaming services would not be paying more money out, but rather that a portion of those payouts would be paid directly to artists (via a collecting society). Thus, ER [Equitable Renumeration] would reduce labels’ share of the royalty pie. Spotify is saying that in its currently-proposed form, that’s not what would happen under the Uruguayan budget bill.

    If it’s the label that’s supposed to be paying, but Spotify might actually be charged, that’s a valid reason for Spotify to be concerned.

    As long as artists are compensated fairly, which is the point of this bill, I’m happy.