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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•2 years agobuy the cd and rip them into your phone
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoIt’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though. Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.
minus-squareFinal RemixlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoBought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-22 years agoNot anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/ https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition
minus-squareFinal RemixlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoI hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoWell songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff. https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html
minus-squaresilly goose meekahlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 years agoUh oh Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com Edit: nevermind… Damn it
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agothe first CD i ripped was like 2 years ago
minus-squareumami_wasabiOPlinkfedilinkEnglish-2•edit-22 years agoNot ideal but artists get paid proper. Just don’t share then you’re mostly fine. P.S.: Subject to your local law which may prohibits ripping a CD. This is NOT a legal advise. Edit: I don’t know if my statement is right or not given the downvotes. Can someone explain?
buy the cd and rip them into your phone
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It’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though.
Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.
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Bought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…
Not anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/
https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition
I hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.
Well songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff.
https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html
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Uh oh
Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com
Edit: nevermind… Damn it
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the first CD i ripped was like 2 years ago
Not ideal but artists get paid proper. Just don’t share then you’re mostly fine.
P.S.: Subject to your local law which may prohibits ripping a CD. This is NOT a legal advise.
Edit: I don’t know if my statement is right or not given the downvotes. Can someone explain?