Uruguay changes law to give artists more money, Spotify quits Uruguay market

Uruguay amended their copyright law to add a requirement for artists to get "fair and equitable remuneration" for their recorded material and that "social networks and the internet" are treated as "formats for which, if a song is reproduced, the performer is entitled to financial remuneration". As soon as that amendment was passed, Spotify announced it'll stop operating in Uruguay by February 2024 as "any additional payments would make our business untenable". Spotify's is concerned if the additional costs are the responsibility of rights holders or if it's the streaming platform, as Spotify might be required "to pay twice for the same music". I assume this means they pay for it when they license it from a label and then again when they pay the artist themselves rather than the label distributing the funds from the money they got from Spotify.


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