cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48284303
A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
Yesterday, there was news of publishers doing the same. Let’s see what other industries follow.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48284303
A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
Yesterday, there was news of publishers doing the same. Let’s see what other industries follow.
By their logic, that’s a whole song, not “just” pieces of it.* Also I’m sure they somehow calculate how many people then listen to that and base their “math” on that. But wasn’t that logic proven to be ludicrous later on, i.e. their numbers way too high? Not all torrented music reflects profits lost 1:1.
TBH I don’t know the last bit but that’s how people like me see it.
* the headline should read “per affected song” - the original Atlantic article makes this even clearer