[MBCook]

Not an EU citizen, but I think the amount artists get paid from streaming is a crime.

“But it would kill streaming music!“

If your business model doesn’t work without screwing over the producer of goods, perhaps your business model just doesn’t work.

[serebii_]

But the Spotify model seems to be what customers want.

And it's not like the average artist made a ton of money before Spotify, there has long been a high supply of artists, which in theory keeps their pay down. (higher supply -> lower price)

[kyriakos]

You could also say that many artists made zero money before but now make some and the ones that used to make a lot are losing some by being on streaming.

[raw_anon_1111]

And Google, Apple, Booking.com, etc are “what the companies want”.

[FranzFerdiNaN]

The whole idea of laws like the DMA isnt that the whiny babies that consumers are get whatever their monkey brain wants. Its to protect the wider marketplace.

And yes yes it isnt perfect. But the crying and weeping of the big American tech companies show that it is working as intended.

[raw_anon_1111]

You are admitting they aren’t passing laws based on what consumers - who they are suppose to represent - want?