Can you or jrm4 explain why Spotify's royalty system (a 70/30 split in favour of the rights holder) is unfair?
If I had to guess I'd say it convinces artists to license their work for less money than they'd make if they stuck it on Bandcamp, but I'm not certain, and neither of you has explained it.
I specifically said "hasn't improved much" instead of "unfair" because I do realize that it wasn't particularly fair before?
At present, it seems like the most fair thing would be to just be honest about the fact that royalties from Spotify and royalties from piracy for the vast majority of artists is roughly equal. :)
