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Originally Posted by Ol' Betsey  Swedish musican Magnus Uggla who pulled his music off Spotify declaring, "I'd prefer to be raped by Pirate Bay than played on Spotify".
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Never heard of him. To some extent, he seems a bit sore that his material is unlikely to even earn him so much as Lady G's $167.
However, something is better than nothing, however small. And just because it's low, that doesn't make piracy better. Which is what this Magnus Uggla guy appears to be implying.
Yes, the Spotify payment is rather pitiful (assuming it's true). But as a model, it's a step in the right direction.
Besides, in these times of economic doom & gloom, advertising revenue is often the first to suffer. So given this is what Spotify largely depends on for it's income, then im not surprised there isn't a lot of money to go around. Hopefully they can stick in there for a couple of years or more, and we'll see if things pick up for Spotify, and the artists. But so far, it's only been a few months. So I consider it too early to write them off yet.