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WhyNotHugo on April 17, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Jellyfin as a Spotify alternative

I suspect that buying an album through bandcamp results in the artist receiving way more money than what a subscription will ever pay them.

flessner on April 17, 2025 [–]

Absolutely, this was more of an appeal towards the "torrent crowd" that often doesn't even think about compensating the artists.

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