▲ 116 ▼ Spotify plans to raise prices this year and introduce new plans - GSMArena.com news (www.gsmarena.com) submitted 2 years ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments As apparently, this move is made to target audiobook listeners and podcast listeners, can I recommend https://audiobookshelf.org And also https://f-droid.org/packages/de.danoeh.antennapod/
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (5 children) I feel like piracy and moral superiority don't really belong together permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] FippleStone@aussie.zone 14 points 2 years ago You are clearly not aware of the windfall profits corporations are making, and that they are then passing exactly none of it on to the workers generating that profit permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah the moral thing to do is pay a third party company $130 per year who then pays an artist $0.20 per billion streams of their work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean the moral thing is just to not buy the product if you have an issue with it. I have no problem with piracy, but pretending you're some sort of hero for doing it is ridiculous permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is that the moral avenue? You want these artists to fade into obscurity because nobody can ever hear their music while also not earning any money? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago Not saying Bandcamp are the good guys but at least you have an option. And today is Bandcamp Friday, when artists keep 100% of the sales! We run our Navidrome server at home and listen to our music using clients such as Feishin and Tempo (Android). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago It is a moral imperative to pirate EA, Ubisoft and Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always try to buy my music first, digital only though. I don't have space for CDs or the like. If the option is not available (not common), the tricorn goes on. And normally I would go through any loophole I can find to get it legally. But damn, the Japanese really don't like doing business with foreigners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But damn, the Japanese really don't like doing business with foreigners. Truer words have never been spoken permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago When I was a teenager I would save my lunch money to order CDs from CD Japan permalink fedilink source parent [–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago What kind of japanese stuff do you listen to? I might be able to recommend a place permalink fedilink source parent [–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago A popular myth, but a myth nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FippleStone@aussie.zone 14 points 2 years ago You are clearly not aware of the windfall profits corporations are making, and that they are then passing exactly none of it on to the workers generating that profit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah the moral thing to do is pay a third party company $130 per year who then pays an artist $0.20 per billion streams of their work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean the moral thing is just to not buy the product if you have an issue with it. I have no problem with piracy, but pretending you're some sort of hero for doing it is ridiculous permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is that the moral avenue? You want these artists to fade into obscurity because nobody can ever hear their music while also not earning any money? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago Not saying Bandcamp are the good guys but at least you have an option. And today is Bandcamp Friday, when artists keep 100% of the sales! We run our Navidrome server at home and listen to our music using clients such as Feishin and Tempo (Android). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean the moral thing is just to not buy the product if you have an issue with it. I have no problem with piracy, but pretending you're some sort of hero for doing it is ridiculous permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is that the moral avenue? You want these artists to fade into obscurity because nobody can ever hear their music while also not earning any money? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago Not saying Bandcamp are the good guys but at least you have an option. And today is Bandcamp Friday, when artists keep 100% of the sales! We run our Navidrome server at home and listen to our music using clients such as Feishin and Tempo (Android). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is that the moral avenue? You want these artists to fade into obscurity because nobody can ever hear their music while also not earning any money? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago Not saying Bandcamp are the good guys but at least you have an option. And today is Bandcamp Friday, when artists keep 100% of the sales! We run our Navidrome server at home and listen to our music using clients such as Feishin and Tempo (Android). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Templa@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago Not saying Bandcamp are the good guys but at least you have an option. And today is Bandcamp Friday, when artists keep 100% of the sales! We run our Navidrome server at home and listen to our music using clients such as Feishin and Tempo (Android). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago It is a moral imperative to pirate EA, Ubisoft and Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always try to buy my music first, digital only though. I don't have space for CDs or the like. If the option is not available (not common), the tricorn goes on. And normally I would go through any loophole I can find to get it legally. But damn, the Japanese really don't like doing business with foreigners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But damn, the Japanese really don't like doing business with foreigners. Truer words have never been spoken permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago When I was a teenager I would save my lunch money to order CDs from CD Japan permalink fedilink source parent [–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago What kind of japanese stuff do you listen to? I might be able to recommend a place permalink fedilink source parent
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But damn, the Japanese really don't like doing business with foreigners. Truer words have never been spoken permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago When I was a teenager I would save my lunch money to order CDs from CD Japan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago When I was a teenager I would save my lunch money to order CDs from CD Japan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago What kind of japanese stuff do you listen to? I might be able to recommend a place permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago A popular myth, but a myth nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent