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minus-squareubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down18·edit-21 year agoJust because you liked that in 2000 doesn’t mean that two decades later, it’s still ideal.
minus-squareAnEmotionalCabbage@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though. Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.
minus-squareubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year ago much easier For now, didn’t they just get bought out by another entity?
minus-squareFinal Remix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoBought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoNot anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/ https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition
minus-squareFinal Remix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWell songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff. https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html
minus-squareubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYrp. These fucking companies need to stay in thier lanes.
minus-squaresilly goose meekah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoUh oh Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com Edit: nevermind… Damn it
minus-squareBigBananaDealer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agothe first CD i ripped was like 2 years ago
minus-squareumami_wasabi@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoNot ideal but artists get paid proper. Just don’t share then you’re mostly fine. P.S.: Subject to your local law which may prohibits ripping a CD. This is NOT a legal advise. Edit: I don’t know if my statement is right or not given the downvotes. Can someone explain?
Just because you liked that in 2000 doesn’t mean that two decades later, it’s still ideal.
It’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though.
Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.
For now, didn’t they just get bought out by another entity?
Bought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…
Not anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/
https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition
I hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.
Well songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff.
https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html
Yrp. These fucking companies need to stay in thier lanes.
Uh oh
Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com
Edit: nevermind… Damn it
😭
the first CD i ripped was like 2 years ago
Not ideal but artists get paid proper. Just don’t share then you’re mostly fine.
P.S.: Subject to your local law which may prohibits ripping a CD. This is NOT a legal advise.
Edit: I don’t know if my statement is right or not given the downvotes. Can someone explain?