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  • Ech@lemmy.caEnglish
    43·
    2 months ago

    *It’s no longer running*

    Friendly alert that it’s currently Bandcamp Friday - one full day that the site gives 100% of purchases to the artists. It’s a good way to support small artists and build up a personal collection.

    • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      That’s some bullshit right there. Every day should be Bandcamp Friday. I understand charging a small 1-3% fee to cover server costs, but nothing more. Otherwise Apple is just another evil record label profiting off of peoples’ talent.

      • Ech@lemmy.caEnglish
        16·
        2 months ago

        From what I can find, BC takes 15% for most sales, 10% for high-sellers. Dunno if that’s good or bad, but it seems low to me.

        • Eranziel@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          2 months ago

          It’s certainly lower than the 20-30% game distribution platforms take.

          I can pretty much guarantee the server & staff costs are more than 1% of sticker price, especially since BC includes streaming services.

      • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        Server costs? I mean for a media serving website at this scale you need the servers, storage, people to run the servers, people to development the website, fix bugs, keep on top of security. If you had a very talented team that was very lean, and each member of which can wear multiple hats to reduce headcount, you’re talking $400-$600,000 a year just in salaries. Thats before you consider taxes, benefits, etc.

        Do you think bandcamp is run by like one guy renting bargain bin shared cpu servers from AWS?