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Ben Evans on Nostr: nprofile1q…fy4h5 "Piracy" is a loaded term. Downloading copyrighted material for ...

"Piracy" is a loaded term. Downloading copyrighted material for personal use is legal in many jurisdictions worldwide. Not everywhere follows US norms.

Sites like Bandcamp & Mixcloud exist & there are plenty of ways to compensate artists.

Also, fuck Spotify: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/