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		crtasm 31 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify won court order against Anna's Archive, ta... You don't need to hand over any ownership or % of earnings if you self-publish and pay a distributor to put your album on the streaming platforms.

troupo 31 days ago | [–]

You don't many do. And, again, Spotify doesn't pay money to artists directly, but to rights holders and distributors.

crtasm 26 days ago | | [–]

In this situation the artist is the rights holder.

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