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[–] etherphon@midwest.social 33 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Lol, who'd they consult on that number, Joe Rogan? Fuck Spotify, another leech company getting rich off the talent of others.

[–] RainbowBlite@piefed.ca 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

According to the article, $150,000 is the maximum damages allowed per track. So $150,000/track * 86,000,000 tracks is around $13 Trillion. So they are asking for the maximum that the law allows.

They could ask for infinity billion dollars for all it matters; you can't get blood from a stone.

[–] etherphon@midwest.social 2 points 6 hours ago

Ah, it's just such a wild number, I'm sure it's meant as a scare tactic but it's really more of an 'sure ok buddy'.