Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit • Hacker News Board

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by everdev » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:42 AM UTC

SethRich wrote: post #131

What a headache of an industry to get into. Seeing the direction that Pandora, Soundcloud, and others have gone, I wouldn't touch this vertical with 10-ft pole and a billion in capital.

It is too bad there can't be simpler legal ways to compensate someone for distributing their works.

Spotify has allowed me to find and enjoy so much amazing music that I wouldn't have had the budget to pay for via iTunes.

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by _eht » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:43 AM UTC

ryanisnan wrote: post #121

spike021 wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't mind me asking, is there any particular reason you didn't just leave? I'd imagine this fits the kind of situation where you aren't obligated to stay.

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Oh, hey man!

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by sandworm101 » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:45 AM UTC

everdev wrote: post #221

SethRich wrote: post #131

What a headache of an industry to get into. Seeing the direction that Pandora, Soundcloud, and others have gone, I wouldn't touch this vertical with 10-ft pole and a billion in capital.

It is too bad there can't be simpler legal ways to compensate someone for distributing their works. Spotify has allowed me to find and enjoy so much amazing music that I wouldn't have had the budget to pay for via iTunes.

>> Spotify has allowed me to find and enjoy so much amazing music that I wouldn't have had the budget to pay for via iTunes.

Napster allowed me to find and enjoy so much amazing music that I wouldn't have had the budget to pay for via iTunes.

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by tabs_masterrace » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:46 AM UTC

SethRich wrote: post #131

What a headache of an industry to get into. Seeing the direction that Pandora, Soundcloud, and others have gone, I wouldn't touch this vertical with 10-ft pole and a billion in capital.

Soundcloud is obviously still very alive. I switched my Spotify plan to Soundcloud, because the independent stuff is so good there. With a paid account you also have access to most things you would find on Spotify. Also I'm pretty sure the Spotify Windows Client has some horrible security vulnerabilities, I don't trust it at all.

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by SethRich » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:51 AM UTC

tabs_masterrace wrote: post #224

SethRich wrote: post #131

What a headache of an industry to get into. Seeing the direction that Pandora, Soundcloud, and others have gone, I wouldn't touch this vertical with 10-ft pole and a billion in capital.

Soundcloud is obviously still very alive. I switched my Spotify plan to Soundcloud, because the independent stuff is so good there. With a paid account you also have access to most things you would find on Spotify. Also I'm pretty sure the Spotify Windows Client has some horrible security vulnerabilities, I don't trust it at all.

You should use their web client. It uses less resources/permissions than the electron app and I prefer the barebones UI. The day they deprecate their web app (which I predict they will to avert adblocking) is the day I'll stop using Spotify.

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by yuhong » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:51 AM UTC

Thinking about it, part of the reasons music labels got big is for economy of scale when mass producing CDs for example. Of course, such economy of scale was not needed anymore with the move to digital distribution. This didn't work well with the current debt-based economy where shareholders depends on stocks always going up for things like retirements. I assume that Hollywood has similar problems, right?

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by SethRich » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:55 AM UTC

semicolon_storm wrote: post #214

SethRich wrote: post #131

What a headache of an industry to get into. Seeing the direction that Pandora, Soundcloud, and others have gone, I wouldn't touch this vertical with 10-ft pole and a billion in capital.

Got a billion dollars? You can send a person to the moon, but don't even dream about getting into the music streaming industry!

How many lawyers does it take to shoot somebody into space? A thousand fewer than it takes to operate a music streaming service.

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by TeMPOraL » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:56 AM UTC

chriszelazo wrote: post #162

ryanisnan wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Definitely al about the money

Yes. That's literally the reason most of us deal with bullshit at our dayjobs every day.

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by pers0n » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 5:57 AM UTC

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s found out later Apple helped convince others or fund research for this lawsuit in some hidden deal on the down low

Re: Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

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Post by xyproto » Wed, Jan 03, 2018, 6:00 AM UTC

ghostcluster wrote: post #219

SethRich wrote: post #131

What a headache of an industry to get into. Seeing the direction that Pandora, Soundcloud, and others have gone, I wouldn't touch this vertical with 10-ft pole and a billion in capital.

maybe this lawsuit is good news for Apple stock then

And for pirates