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Title: Spotify reportedly mulling restricting access to new music to paid subscribers Post by: HCK on December 10, 2015, 09:00:15 am Spotify reportedly mulling restricting access to new music to paid subscribers
<article> <section class="page"> <p>The free, ad-supported tier of Spotify’s music-streaming service could soon become a little less appealing if a report from the Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/article_email/spotify-to-allow-some-musicians-to-withhold-music-from-free-service-1449603477-lMyQjAxMTA1ODA5ODQwMDg5Wj) proves true: Spotify will reportedly enable artists and record labels to restrict access to certain songs to paying customers only.</p><p>This isn’t an official policy change just yet, and it’s unclear how long such blackout periods would last. Spotify reportedly wants to gauge the effect on its service first; it wants to determine whether the change will push customers towards its paid tier or drive them away altogether.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3013037/streaming-services/spotify-reportedly-mulling-restricting-access-to-new-music-to-paid-subscribers.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Spotify reportedly mulling restricting access to new music to paid subscribers (http://www.macworld.com/article/3013037/streaming-services/spotify-reportedly-mulling-restricting-access-to-new-music-to-paid-subscribers.html#tk.rss_all) |