StrypeyFeb 6, 2025

Spotify is a shared distribution channel for the handful of corporate music publishers who own the platform. It is, in a sense, a producer co-op.

But producer co-op are, from what I've seen, the least cooperative form of co-op. Fonterra is a one. So is Foodstuffs. Both behave like typical, predatory corporations towards their workers and customers. So does Spotify, with its artists and listeners.

#cooperatives #ProducerCoops #Spotify

Matt NoyesApr 17, 2020
Interesting challenge: along the front range of the Rockies in Colorado, where the biggest cities are, there are now two food system platforms that are being adopted by #FoodHubs, #FarmersMarkets, #producerCoops, #CSAs, etc: Liveline.ca, a for profit, proprietary platform out of Ontario, CA, and Open Food Network, a commons-oriented open source platform. Our effort in Colorado Springs lies between the two and will soon choose. Trying to advocate for OFN without alienating people...
#csa
Show threadMatt Cropp 🌲🌲Feb 20, 2018
@dphiffer Much of the logic that he discusses vis a vis ag #producercoops in that #workercoops can be understood as a special case of a producer co-op...
Matt Cropp 🌲🌲Oct 21, 2017

Reps of 6 different #coop sectors in #Vermont (including myself, repping #workercoops) sat down on #ICUDay17 to discuss #coops in our state. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J0-cDw83j8

#vt #icuday #creditunions #housingcoops #foodcoops #producercoops #electricoops #vtbiz

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