cross-posted from: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/726542

I have ~100 users downloaded ~1000 of my files in the last week alone. Music piracy is still alive and kicking. I encourage everyone to download and install SoulseekQT/Nicotine+/Seeker-Android and share whatever kind of music you have for everybody to download. Let’s bring back music piracy!

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    1 year ago

    If you aren’t going to shows and buying from the merch table, or buying directly from bancamp etc you aren’t supporting artists.That’s where the majority of their money comes from.

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      01 year ago

      I am supporting the artist to some extent. Stealing Spotify content would be adding insult to injury imo

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        01 year ago

        If you primarily consume content through Spotify or streaming you are supporting office with fractions of a penny per stream.

        • stevedidWHAT
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          01 year ago

          With millions if not billions of streams everyday 24/7/365

          Agree to disagree on this one

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            01 year ago

            That’s fine, just know that this has already been looked in to and reported on with rough numbers on what artists earn and artists themselves talking about it, and you have extremely rose tinted glasses on how all of that actually plays out and the amount of money musicians earn from streaming.

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              1 year ago

              If you have any sources handy for these claims I’d love to see some real figures