{"id":1677,"date":"2021-05-31T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/31\/in-big-techs-dystopia-cat-videos-earn-millions-while-real-artists-beg-for-tips-john-harris\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T08:43:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:43:05","slug":"in-big-techs-dystopia-cat-videos-earn-millions-while-real-artists-beg-for-tips-john-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/31\/in-big-techs-dystopia-cat-videos-earn-millions-while-real-artists-beg-for-tips-john-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"In big tech\u2019s dystopia, cat videos earn millions while real artists beg for tips | John Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instead of paying musicians properly, the likes of Spotify have set up \u2018donation\u2019 buttons \u2013 thus passing the buck to fans<\/p>\n

Just over a year ago, the music streaming giant Spotify announced a new addition to its services: an innovation called<\/a> Artist Fundraising Pick, which would allow people to send musicians the online equivalent of a tip. The move came just as controversy began to snowball about the often pitiful returns from streaming, something that reached a peak in April this year, when such big-name musicians<\/a> as Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks signed a letter calling on the UK government to finally get to grips with the issue.<\/p>\n

At around the same time, there was rising speculation about the Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek \u2013 whose net worth<\/a> is put at \u00a33.3bn \u2013 leading a consortium that wanted to buy Arsenal<\/a> football club. In the context of that potentially vast deal, what Spotify had launched highlighted the tendency of big business to offer its detractors and complainants mere crumbs, but there it was: an acknowledgment that many musicians needed some extra financial help, coupled with an apparent attempt to shift the onus on to their fans.<\/p>\n

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\nInstead of paying musicians properly, the likes of Spotify have set up \u2018donation\u2019 buttons \u2013 thus passing the buck to fans
\nJust over a year ago, the music streaming giant Spotify announced a new addition to its services: an innovation called Artist Fundraising Pick, which would allow people to send musicians the online equivalent of a tip. The move came just as controversy began to snowball about the often pitiful returns from streaming, something that reached a peak in April this year, when such big-name musicians as Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks signed a letter calling on the UK government to finally get to grips with the issue.
\nAt around the same time, there was rising speculation about the Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek \u2013 whose net worth is put at \u00a33.3bn \u2013 leading a consortium that wanted to buy Arsenal football club. In the context of that potentially vast deal, what Spotify had launched highlighted the tendency of big business to offer its detractors and complainants mere crumbs, but there it was: an acknowledgment that many musicians needed some extra financial help, coupled with an apparent attempt to shift the onus on to their fans. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Instead of paying musicians properly, the likes of Spotify have set up \u2018donation\u2019 buttons \u2013 thus passing the buck to fans Just over a year ago, the music streaming giant Spotify announced a new addition to its services: an innovation called Artist Fundraising Pick, which would allow people to send musicians the online equivalent of …<\/p>\n

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