MasterPain@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoSpotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall.techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square264fedilinkarrow-up1814arrow-down121
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·6 months ago It costs nothing I highly doubt that. Lyrics are copyrighted like anything else, so record labels are going to charge for it. like the YouTube app requiring a subscription for background playing That’s an artificial limitation, as evidenced by NewPipe, Grayjay, and multiple others offering the same exact thing without a premium tier.
I highly doubt that. Lyrics are copyrighted like anything else, so record labels are going to charge for it.
That’s an artificial limitation, as evidenced by NewPipe, Grayjay, and multiple others offering the same exact thing without a premium tier.