kill DRM with a 1000 knives sincerely · riki's house

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this section is dedicated to all those business pinheads working at music distribution companies who think DRM is good in any way shape or form.
2024-02-12
- I’m aware they know very well what they’re doing. just, y’know, fuck them.
  2024-02-12
exhibit 2: ODDTAXI soundtrack
2024-02-17
- I watched this anime recently and I really liked the soundtrack, so I thought to myself “cool, gotta buy it and enjoy it in glorious FLAC while I’m driving my ~~taxi~~ car”
  2024-02-17
- naturally I was absolutely unprepared for the shitshow that is purchasing music from Japan
  2024-02-17
- for some reason some business pinheads thought it would be an incredible and wise idea to introduce region locks to music!
  2024-02-17
  - fuck the fact that you can legitimately buy this album as a pack of FLAC files in Japan, if you’re anywhere else - eat shit!
    2024-02-17
  - I understand that dealing with taxes and all that bullshit is annoying and expensive. but there already exists a solution to that.
    2024-02-17
    it’s called Bandcamp. people already use it. it works. and it’s good.
    2024-02-17
    and I know it’s owned by Epic Games right now, but as a consumer I literally Could Not Care Less. They handle my payments. the money goes to the artists. and all the parties involved are happy!
    2024-02-17
exhibit 1: The Flashbulb’s music is gone from Spotify
2024-02-12
- today I went to listen to some good ol’e Benn Jordan The Flashbulb at work, and guess what do I see?
  
  …
  
  that’s right, it’s all gone!
  2024-02-12
- now I know that Benn is an avid hater of streaming platforms himself, but something didn’t smell right.
  2024-02-12
  - so I look up his Twitter profile and
    
    https://twitter.com/bennjordan/status/1756870458358546722
    
    An “internal investigation” has confirmed “evidence” of streaming fraud on Spotify.
    
    Therefore, The Flashbulb and my other music has been permanently removed from all platforms. 23 albums nuked overnight with no warning or communication.
    
    Give me a fucking break @tunecore. 🤬
    
    wow. ain’t that fuckin’ nice.
    2024-02-12
    (also can I just mention I had to specifically log into Twitter on my account to find this tweet. thank you, algorithm overlords. for helping me find the information I don’t need.)
    2024-02-12