Monday, November 3, 2014

Taylor Swiftly removes her music from Spotify

I was delighted to read in the New York Times today that Taylor Swift has instructed Spotify to remove her music from its service. Spotify responded: “We hope she’ll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone". I wonder when they intend to start building an economic model that will actually benefit the content creators, and I recommend they consult with Jaron Lanier and Lewis Hyde. Here's an interesting 2009 article about how Spotify really works: http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/aug/17/major-labels-spotify. Perhaps it's time to start shopping for the Taylor Swift guitar my daughter has been asking me for...

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