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Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

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Re: Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

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That's a pity. Bandcamp is my go-to for getting DRM-free FLAC files straight from the artists. The site was a little crusty but they were a huge benefit as a tech-friendly independent music community.

They aren't shutting down? Bandcamp's model is so directly connected to DRM free lossless downloads it'd be an incredibly bold decision to remove it.

Re: Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

#13
I'm having a little trouble understanding the motivation for this move. Did Bandcamp have a poor revenue/profit outlook and were they looking to scale? Was this just an exit for founders? I was under the impression that they had a relatively stable and profitable business, and strongly valued their branding and positioning as independent.

Re: Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

#14

This seems like an odd move for a gaming company. But I wonder about its implication for streamers who deal with DMCA takedowns for playing copyrighted music. Perhaps a scheme where partnered streamers are granted limited license to play music from across Bandcamp while they stream games from the Epic Store.

> This seems like an odd move for a gaming company.

Amazon is a bookstore.

Epic sees Steam and Apple (and Amazon) and knows that the platform is the chokepoint where all the money is.

Re: Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

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post #5

That's a pity. Bandcamp is my go-to for getting DRM-free FLAC files straight from the artists. The site was a little crusty but they were a huge benefit as a tech-friendly independent music community.

I actually like the site, it's simple and fast. Rare attributes on today's web.

Re: Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

#19
This really sucks. Bandcamp has been my go-to store for buying music for a long time. No dark patterns, lightweight site, free previews, good terms for indie artists. I don't think I can ethically shop there anymore given Epic's ownership and business practices.

Re: Epic Games acquires Bandcamp

#20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games#Acquisitions

This appears to be the first company they are acquiring that is outside of the video game industry. This may start a new era for Epic Games. I wonder what direction they are going to take? I'd guess a new player in the multi-media field, but I really dont know.

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