This week, Spotify publicly addressed misinformation about its use conditions.
The response was inspired by videos of creators, such as artists @chantmagickWhich accused Spotify of modifying their terms and conditions, so that the music of artists, including partners, colleagues and technical providers, can be allowed to transfer rights to third parties.
Spotify A public statement issued This week, making it clear that these claims are incorrect and assure users that these updated conditions do not affect the distribution rights of artists, podcasters, creators and writers about their music, shows and audibooks.
Instead, these words apply to the audience. The conditions allowed the Spotify to display the features “user-made custom playlist cover, user comments on podcasts and features performing on user-made playlist titles,” the company wrote. It is quite common for streaming platforms and music services to use user-related materials.
Music streaming continues to face significant criticism about their treatment of giant artists, many people alleged that they receive insufficient compensation for their work on stage. Last year, Congress’s Rashida Tlab and Congress Jamal Boman proposed Living veg for musiciansThe purpose of which is to increase streaming royalty up to one percent per stream.
Despite these concerns, Spotify claims Its payment is improvingStating that paid $ 10 billion For the music industry in 2024.
