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0 pointsnikhils15y ago0 comments

ah here we go again - society bashing!

if you actually spoke to the artists, you'd realise they're pretty happy with the PRS. it does send them cheques after all, which can be a nice thing if you're a struggling artist.

if you fundamentally believe in the role of copyright, then the collection societies have an important role.

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dazzawazza15y ago

If a shop plays a radio the radio station pays to play the song so why should the shop pay to hear the song? It's free advertising for the music after all. The collections agencies do a poor job. They try to maximise revenue to justify their existence but hamper exposure for artists.

If you want to move the industry on they are a keystone holding the old business model together. Remove them and the large labels that monopolise shell space, distribution and negotiations with new technology companies and we might get somewhere where more artists and fans are happy.

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