The problem is more that while a software-patent free world might work out better for them long-term, the short-term consequences would be unpredictable and risky. If you're used to think in terms of fiscal years it's an unacceptable risk to take.
It's just your assumption that she would have never been a success without her label. It's also been pointed out many times that the big labels do not incur "huge losses from the duds" because it's basically a loan.
To be fair, I don't know the labels or the bands on there, but they might have a dedicated following who would buy albums if they didn't already get them as part of their spotify subscription. Exposure is great, but it doesn't work the same for every band, especially in niche genres where they might already reach many of the people who will ever be interested in it.
let's talk to them in a few months and see if this worked for them rather than outright dismissing their strategy based on nothing but assumptions.
In the long term you're right that labels need to adapt to survive, but it doesn't always work that way in the short term.
Big mistake. He should have shown the video to his bowling buddies instead of righteous high school teachers who - even if they thought it was funny - know better than to admit that.
Legally it sounds dubious, but then again, this is in Kentucky.
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let's talk to them in a few months and see if this worked for them rather than outright dismissing their strategy based on nothing but assumptions.
In the long term you're right that labels need to adapt to survive, but it doesn't always work that way in the short term.
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Legally it sounds dubious, but then again, this is in Kentucky.
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