I like the idea of Apple Music because they are trying to use Netflix’s model where you pay a monthly fee and get access to a lot of content. I think if you listen to music a lot it makes sense, just like how it makes sense to have Netflix if you are a binge watcher. This way you aren’t paying a lot of money, getting a lot of content, and you are supporting the artist you like. Services like Tidal have been criticized for being too expensive and indirectly promoting piracy. Although companies like Pandora and Spotify are cheaper, it comes with the price of artists not being compensated fairly. I think the music industry is a very unique business, because it is very hard for both artist and the consumer to be happy.
Feb 26
Music and Streaming Services
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I do not quite agree with your statement “services like Tidal have been criticized for being too expensive and indirectly promoting piracy”. I do agree with your statements about paying artist fairly and streaming services using the Netflix model allowing access to tons of content for a monthly fee.
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Tidal is $20 a month, which is $240 a year for music. This is likely to cause people to use Pandora, Spotify, or just download it illegally. That’s what I meant about it being expensive and indirectly promoting piracy.
Looks like Tidal is only $10.00 a month so that could be the cheaper option: http://tidal.com/us/try-now