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0 pointsEpicEng7y ago0 comments

They don't, but you also do not have an inherent right to use their service. What about video game cheats? Should e.g. Blizzard have no recourse should you run software which allows you to cheat in their games? You may say "well fix your bugs!", but it seems simpler and better for the community to just ban the tiny percentage of people who are hell bent on cheating.

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discreditable7y ago· 3 in thread

I don't think cheating in multiplayer games is comparable. Doing so harms the experience of other players.

acdha7y ago

Spotify having to raise prices to pay for freeloaders would harm other people, too. This isn’t like copying software where the maker has no direct loss – everyone using Spotify costs them money in bandwidth, servers, and especially playback royalties. That might not be huge but it’s definitely more than zero.

EpicEngOP7y ago

The only argument from the GP was

>Why should spotify have any say on what software you use on your computer?

I agree that cheating is not on par with ad-blocking, but that's neither here nor there. If there are exceptions then the GP should clarify their position.

CDSlice7y ago

Well, blocking Spotify's ads directly harms their revenue and not just their feelings. So I would say it is comparable.

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