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  1. #copyright #artistsrights #allarts

    And this applies to popular culture, too. Ursula le Guin on Amazon could easily be applied to Spotify. Having your tune used on radio or TV pays 2c/play, Spotify, with a global audience, pays 0.4c a play, has minimum withdrawal limits and commissions covers of classic songs so they can pay even less. Likewise, Amazon cheapens books and literature. Capitalism isn't just a broken system, it's a system that breaks culture. My go to comparison as a relatively unknown songwriter is Spotify compared to Bandcamp, on Bandcamp I make "beer money" while I'll be 336 years old before I can withdrw my first US$50. Amazon compared to your local bookstore works just as well to make this point.

    ursulakleguin.com/blog/99-up-t

  2. #copyright #artistsrights #allarts

    And this applies to popular culture, too. Ursula le Guin on Amazon could easily be applied to Spotify. Having your tune used on radio or TV pays 2c/play, Spotify, with a global audience, pays 0.4c a play, has minimum withdrawal limits and commissions covers of classic songs so they can pay even less. Likewise, Amazon cheapens books and literature. Capitalism isn't just a broken system, it's a system that breaks culture. My go to comparison as a relatively unknown songwriter is Spotify compared to Bandcamp, on Bandcamp I make "beer money" while I'll be 336 years old before I can withdrw my first US$50. Amazon compared to your local bookstore works just as well to make this point.

    ursulakleguin.com/blog/99-up-t