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0 pointsCrypticShift2y ago0 comments

Mixcloud fingerprints audio to pay royalties to the artists whose tracks get played [1] (if that's what you're asking)

[1] https://www.mixcloud.com/mixcloud/posts/how-we-pay-creators-...

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No it's just super easy and free to post on SC, that's all.

Now that you mention fingerprinting, it could be good if it means musicians can sample without fear or bad if original musicians get false positives from the algorithm.

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0 pointsCrypticShift2y ago0 comments

Mixcloud fingerprints audio to pay royalties to the artists whose tracks get played [1] (if that's what you're asking)

[1] https://www.mixcloud.com/mixcloud/posts/how-we-pay-creators-...

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throwaway2902y ago

No it's just super easy and free to post on SC, that's all.

Now that you mention fingerprinting, it could be good if it means musicians can sample without fear or bad if original musicians get false positives from the algorithm.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse