Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I've always liked China's business model for music. In China, all music is free to stream and download. Musicians make their money the more traditional way, through performances, merchandise, promotions/advertising, etc.


That’s basically the US model as well now.


The US still enforces copyright law on song distribution which is the big difference. It basically requires a middleman (like spotify) that soaks up all the revenue from that distribution while giving almost nothing back to the artists.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: