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Spotify to phase out service in Uruguay following new copyright bill requiring ‘fair and equitable remuneration’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so many companies would rather engage in collective punishment rather than just behave – see a similar thing with gamble-boxes in video games, companies are happier blocking countries rather than just publishing the odds/payouts/return-to-player …

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It shows they make a lot more money by being unethical than by being ethical. If it were just a little more money they could just do the right thing and raise prices a little. It's the same reason tech companies won't let you pay not to be tracked: they make more money from accumulating information about you than you'd ever be able to afford to pay them.