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@Masimatutu@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

Spotify will end service in Uruguay due to bill requiring fair pay for artists

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Spotify will end service in Uruguay due to bill requiring fair pay for artists

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@Masimatutu@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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The Uruguayan Parliament approved an amendment to the country's copyright law last month
  • athos77
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    If your business can’t pay it’s workers (artists) fairly, your business doesn’t deserve to exist.

    • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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      Tell that to American restaurants.

      • Queen HawlSera
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        34•2 years ago

        We have been

    • @dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Not trying to glaze, but Trudeau had the same idea here in Canada, and Google and Facebook and most of the internet crucified him for it.

      • @RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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        46•2 years ago

        The internet doesn’t tend to like to pay the actual cost for things. You’ll find very little sympathy for paid services, especially here on Lemmy.

        • @And009@reddthat.com
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          Yes but we do agree with fair pay

          • @doppelgangmember@lemmy.world
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            Tidal has the highest artist payouts typically, besides YouTube I believe.

            Make your choices ppl.

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            • @spacesatan@lemm.ee
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              Is that for youtube videos not youtube music? Pretty sure YT music pays less than spotify by a wide margin.

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                Found a handy little Music Streaming Royalties Calculator thing in this article. It’s not 100% accurate because none of the services pay the same rate for every song, but it shows how huge the payout discrepancies are.

          • @Piafraus@lemmy.world
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            Is there objective way to define what is fair? Otherwise words “fair pay” make 0 sense

            • @And009@reddthat.com
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              True it’s probably going to become an outdated concept and what is really needed would be an universal basic income

          • @RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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            Can get fair pay if the customers aren’t paying

      • Phoenixz
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        Not really the same, this was more large Canadian companies trying to extort money from Google whilst google still gives them their traffic.

        Not trying to defend gogle, that company can burn to the ground as far as I care, but it wasn’t the same

    • @pm_boobs_send_nudes@lemmy.world
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      The artists aren’t going to get more money. Just that the consumer won’t have their music now.

    • El Barto
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      its* workers

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