BeepSpotify and Labels(including UMG, Sony, and Warner) Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive
Rioting PacifistReminder you can use apps like spottube to stream music for free without giving Spotify a cent.
You can also use those savings to go to local shows, although going to one show a year is likely giving more to artists than streaming will.
IllecorsNot defending streaming platforms, but this completely ignores infra costs.
Why would include infra costs when I’m not using Spotify to play the music?
Evkob (they/them)IIRC, Spotube streams its music from YouTube.
Last time I checked someone stole all their data and it was only 300TB.
Data is cheap. Even cheaper when its peer to peer.
When its just serving and gating access to flac files, it really isn’t that complicated of an application, and serving content is a known quantity with cheap tooling.
Just don’t use vercel, bro.
douglasg14bYou’re talking to non -tech nerds about something that usually only tech nerds are familiar with.
Just like on Reddit you’re going to get downvoted because people don’t understand.
Just having data is cheap. Actually serving that data up in a meaningful way is expensive as fuck.