Should Listening Time = Payout Time? Rethinking Music Streaming Royalties

Описание: 🎧 SHOULD LISTENING TIME = PAYOUT TIME? Rethinking Music Streaming Royalties (User-Centric vs. Pro-Rata)

In this week's vlog, I dive into more of the most compelling suggestions I received on how would you fix music streaming.

Right now, your streaming subscription money likely supports artists you don't listen to. But what if we paid artists based on TOTAL LISTENING TIME?

🚨 The Core Question: If you could change one thing about the music streaming model, what would it be?

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Video Outline & Discussion Points
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0:00 - The Ditch Spotify protest and the wrong question
0:55 - The reality of streaming payouts (it's really the same everywhere)
1:30 - The Mandatory Middleman: Why can't we upload directly
2:45 - The Cost Math: Paying "$12"/month to make "$3"/month
3:20 - Shifting the Focus: Artist Control vs. Royalty Rates
4:05 - The Dialogue: What would a better model look like?