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EDITORIAL: LAST.FM V. THE INDIES?CASH FOR ALL
07/26/2008
Last.fm works with this ecosystem to ensure that relevant royalties are received by copyright holders and content creators.
Most unsigned bands are unable to collect the royalties they're owed on their own, and—as a global platform—Last.fm has music uploaded from every remote corner of the world, where in some cases no collecting societies even exist.
Until we launched ARP, it seemed the unspoken response to this problem was, "Well, why should unsigned bands collect royalties like established bands?" As far as we're concerned, if money is being made from music, the content creator—whether signed or unsigned—should be rewarded.
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