Tried it for a while but it just isn't working for me. Hangs a lot while using it in my car. Also can't use it with my Android Auto head unit.
Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
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Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#32While it's nice to have an open source client, please think twice about bypassing the premium subscription/ads to listen for free. Musician deserve to be paid for their work, and it's not fair to them to bypass all of the mechanisms to do that. Spotify doesn't pay musicians well, but there are still indie artists making a living from it nonetheless. I hear a lot of people these days complaining about ads, and that's…
But do you need to get paid for each time someone listens to a copy? The artist isn't doing work for me when I listen to a song. Spotify should pay artists when their songs are added, not when listened.
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#33While it's nice to have an open source client, please think twice about bypassing the premium subscription/ads to listen for free. Musician deserve to be paid for their work, and it's not fair to them to bypass all of the mechanisms to do that. Spotify doesn't pay musicians well, but there are still indie artists making a living from it nonetheless. I hear a lot of people these days complaining about ads, and that's…
But do you need to get paid for each time someone listens to a copy? The artist isn't doing work for me when I listen to a song. Spotify should pay artists when their songs are added, not when listened.
It’s not your job to decide what Spotify’s business model is.
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
YouTube pays less per stream to the rights holders than Spotify, however.
I don’t know where you get your info but Spotify just effectively demonetized the majority of music on their platform. They’ve decided they have the right to just stop paying small time artists so they can funnel more money upwards to the record labels.
This is quite interesting. I'd be interested in more information on this.
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t know where you get your info but Spotify just effectively demonetized the majority of music on their platform. They’ve decided they have the right to just stop paying small time artists so they can funnel more money upwards to the record labels.
Sources please?
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#36While it's nice to have an open source client, please think twice about bypassing the premium subscription/ads to listen for free. Musician deserve to be paid for their work, and it's not fair to them to bypass all of the mechanisms to do that. Spotify doesn't pay musicians well, but there are still indie artists making a living from it nonetheless. I hear a lot of people these days complaining about ads, and that's…
Deserve to be paid by whom though, Spotify already pays nothing?
A song with 10000000 (10 million) streams , a pretty big hit and only reserved for big artists will give you 500 dollars before cuts, taxes etc.
So not even the biggest artists will make anything substantial.
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
But do you need to get paid for each time someone listens to a copy? The artist isn't doing work for me when I listen to a song. Spotify should pay artists when their songs are added, not when listened.
It’s not your job to decide what Spotify’s business model is.
You know... I have very little empathy for Spotify. Their whole company is built on pirated music
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#38While it's nice to have an open source client, please think twice about bypassing the premium subscription/ads to listen for free. Musician deserve to be paid for their work, and it's not fair to them to bypass all of the mechanisms to do that. Spotify doesn't pay musicians well, but there are still indie artists making a living from it nonetheless. I hear a lot of people these days complaining about ads, and that's…
People here all day defending p2p piracy but when you are taking the bandwidth from a multibillion, multinational corporation then you're the devil himself :'( :'( :'( :'(
"bandwidth from a multibillion, multinational corporation" that started out as a frontend for the pirate bay. They were probably friends, as both are from Sweden.
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#39Very cool mixup.. I have yt premium, and I boycotted Spotify a long time ago. However, Spotify is probably still the best service for playlists.
Re: Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
YouTube pays less per stream to the rights holders than Spotify, however.
I don’t know where you get your info but Spotify just effectively demonetized the majority of music on their platform. They’ve decided they have the right to just stop paying small time artists so they can funnel more money upwards to the record labels.
If you mean the changes declared in https://artists.spotify.com/en/blog/modernizing-our-royalty-..., then I find it hard to reconcile the description given there with your editorialization.