• CALIGVLA
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    311 year ago

    Thanks Epic… Tim Sweeney has a way of ruining literally everything he touches.

  • ono
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    1 year ago

    I wonder if there’s a way that Bandcamp could split from Songtradr, and reform as an employee-owned cooperative. I haven’t touched their services since Epic bought them, but would return in a heartbeat if they were independent once again.

  • Aielman15
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    181 year ago

    A shame. I really like BandCamp and I’ve bought tons of albums from it. If it dies, I’m not sure what the alternative is supposed to be. I despise subscription services, I don’t want to use Spotify or the likes.

  • edric
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    171 year ago

    Fyi, there’s now a fedi alternative called Faircamp.

    Radiofreefedi hosts an instance that is open to all. I’m planning to sign up with them soon.

    • ono
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      Fyi, there’s now a fedi alternative called Faircamp.

      I wish people would stop saying that. It might be useful for certain things, but it’s not an alternative to Bandcamp. Unless something has changed very recently, it has no means of selling music at all.

  • @makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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    81 year ago

    That is sad news. Amazing that they had nearly 70 staff though. That’s huge. Imagine the cost of wages alone. I wonder what they turnover income wise and if they cover those wages?