Is Soundcloud a good service that I should pay for if I have the money ? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by zaknenou@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Just asking what everyone thinks of the platform. I rarely listen to music, but it seems like spotify but community edition.
There are paid features but I don't seem to need them (Desktop only user), no DRM protection so I can download if I want, site is not heavy on my humble resources.

This post is just asking if Soundcloud is something I should talk positively about. Moral compass in the high seas.

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[-] Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 day ago

I've never used Bandcamp, but that is like the only place I would consider giving money to. On Friday's all profits go directly to the creators themselves, and you own the music. Idk if they use DRM, but they have several audio/encoding options.

Like others said, if you're gonna pirate, then pirate, but if you do wanna give people money then Bandcamp is best. Especially since you're not streaming music when pirating (or at least not from a public service)

[-] TwiddleTwaddle 12 points 1 day ago

Its only a few Fridays each year when bandcamp doesnt take their cut, but I try to only buy albums there on those days.

[-] realitista@piefed.world 8 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

If you're using something like Bandcamp, the artists are already getting thousands of times the money you are giving them from listening on Spotify, I think it's good enough. Even iTunes is thousands of times better.