The article for today was very interesting and had a lot of good insights on streaming music. I have been more open to buying artists music than streaming it lately because I actually put in thought on how much work they must have gone through to get the work done in a professional manner. Most people enjoy music and listen to it daily, so shouldn't we be purchasing that music? It is like any other product except it pleases our ears for hours. How cool is that?
I remember when Limewire first came out (like napster). That was a game changer. At that point I hadn't purchased or thought of purchasing music because I figured I could find everything online. When Limewire was shut down it was bittersweet, but for the better. Clearly there had to be some other way of getting "free" music and that's' where streaming sites came in.
Seeing the figures for how little artists make when people stream their music on places like Spotify and Pandora was really shocking. I assumed they didn't make as much as they would selling their music but I had no clue it was that low. Spotify and Pandora rely on different artists and musicians to use their music, so why are they completely ripping off the artist? Clearly something isn't correct here. I most definitely will not be using Spotify and Pandora anymore, considering I wasn't a huge fan of it before.
I also found it extremely surprising that Xbox music was one of the most ethical ways of streaming music. It's a shame that not as many people are using Xbox music as there are Spotify users. I myself rarely use Xbox music, but may have to try it out again.
Source: http://digitalethics.org/essays/ethical-way-stream-music/
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