Episode 2294

Spotify’s Power Grab and the Web3 Escape Route

Making a Scene Presents - Spotify’s Power Grab and the Web3 Escape Route: How Indie Artists Can Take Back Their Rights, Data, and Money

Making a Scene Presents

September 17, 202516m 7s

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Making a Scene Presents - Spotify’s Power Grab and the Web3 Escape Route: How Indie Artists Can Take Back Their Rights, Data, and Money

Spotify’s new Terms of Service (August 2025) quietly tighten the leash around artists. The fine print is filled with loaded words like royalty-free, sublicensable, irrevocable, and transferable. At the same time, their Privacy Policy admits that your data—everything from listening habits to voice commands—can be used to train their machine-learning and AI systems.

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