[diggan]

> just wants to use all of basecamp data for its "AI" business

Which data specifically? The music itself belongs to the artists and labels, which leaves us with the user activity data, but that must be acquirable much cheaper with larger amount of data elsewhere. Also the data would be tailored to indie/electronic music, rather than applicable to pop music, so the usefulness of even user activity data seems kind of low.

[wnevets]

> The music itself belongs to the artists and labels,

As if not owning the data has stopped AI companies in the past.

[diggan]

Exactly! So why would a AI company who want the music itself bother themselves with buying the company first? Just scrape it like everyone else.

[wnevets]

If you have the kind of cash to throw at a bandcamp purchase its probably easier/faster to buy it than downloading and scaping every album.

Otherwise the new owner doesn't get bandcamp and why so many of its customers like it.