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Old 24th November 2009   #11
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Originally Posted by Llitsor View Post
I find it a little ironic then, that in an article you linked to yourself, it appears to show it is working just fine. Except apparently more in the record companies favour, than the artists.
Doesn't that suggest that a large proportion of the blame then lay with the greedy record companies? Spotify is merely the scapegoat for the whole deal, no?

Still, I don't see how Piracy is in any way better than what Spotify is doing.
because piracy is in fact theft without the guise of being a legitimate alternative to something - neither is sustainable, but Spotify is pretending to be an an alternative when in fact it is not...
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