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Spotify starts 'disinvesting' in France in response to new music-streaming tax (techcrunch.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, what does "to support music in the country" mean? Spotify already pays the majority of their revenue to record labels. That is funding for the music industry. Aren't French labels a part of this scheme?

Not a Spotify fan, just thinking about this on the basis of some facts I'm aware of.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its not unusual for countries outside the biggest media producers (like the US for instance) to have rules in place to make sure there is continued local cultural output.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ah similar to Canadian content (CanCon) policies in Canada. Got it.