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[-] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

What does a record company even do? Why do they have rights?

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In the day and age of streaming sercices like Spotify, record labels/companies like Sony Music etc should not exist IMO.

Back when people purchased their music from brick and mortar stores on vinyls, cassettes, and CDs, they had a place to facilitate a relationship with distributors etc to get your music on the shelves, handle marketing and a bunch of other stuff. Nowadays, this all can be done digitally, independently.

Edit: clarify record label

[-] rigatti@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Basically they fund artists to record and then handle things like promotion.

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yo. I can be a record label. Come hang out in my apartment while I pay the bills and BAM! I get all the royalties!

Sounds like stealing with extra steps. Actually it sounds like just being rewarded for having money to begin with.

[-] clgoh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Actually it sounds like just being rewarded for having money to begin with.

That's most of the economy.

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

If I can personally promote a subreddit to 8.5 million subscribers with no talent of my own, anyone who can make decent music can handle their own shit.

[-] rigatti@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, promoting a subreddit and promoting yourself as an artist are the same thing.

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I didn't even have to sing.

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