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The piece praises Bandcamp and Games Workshop for adopting cautious AI policies: GW bans AI-generated content and AI in design/competitions, while Bandcamp prohibits AI-generated music and AI impersonations, arguing that human creativity and IP protection should guide the industry.
Bandcamp announced that AI-generated music or content generated wholly or substantially by AI is not permitted on the platform, and that impersonation of artists or styles is prohibited; users are urged to flag AI-based works, and Bandcamp’s policy also forbids using Bandcamp content to train AI models. This makes Bandcamp the first major music platform to outright ban AI-generated content, with rivals like Spotify/Deezer taking a more cautious stance and iHeartRadio pledging not to play AI-generated music.
King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard have removed their albums from Spotify in protest of the company's investments in military drone technology and are now selling them on Bandcamp via a 'Name Your Price' model, resulting in all top 27 best-selling albums on Bandcamp being by the band, highlighting their stance against streaming platform policies.
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard left Spotify over concerns about AI drone technology investments by Spotify's CEO and have made their music available on Bandcamp with a 'name your price' model, leading to their albums topping Bandcamp's sales charts. They plan to tour in support of their latest album, Phantom Island, with various orchestral and rave sets across Europe and Australia.
The Best Metal on Bandcamp in November 2023 features a diverse range of metal genres, including occult-tinged classic metal from Green Lung, brutal technical death metal from Suffocation, dark grindcore from Closet Witch, AOR-inspired trad metal from High Spirits, and post-black metal from Underdark. Additionally, Exulansis delivers haunting doom-encrusted black metal, Left Cross provides a bellicose death metal sound, and Satan's Fall offers hard-rocking classic metal.
Bandcamp, the digital music marketplace, has been acquired by Songtradr after being resold by Epic, resulting in the layoff of half of its employees. The layoffs were expected as part of the deal, with Songtradr offering positions to 50% of the Bandcamp employees. The acquisition and layoffs raise concerns about the future of the platform, which was known for its equitable monetization for independent artists.
Indie music marketplace Bandcamp has been sold to licensing platform Songtradr, resulting in layoffs at Bandcamp and Epic. Songtradr plans to continue operating Bandcamp as a marketplace and music community, offering artists the ability to license their music to various media platforms. Epic, the previous owner of Bandcamp, is investing in Songtradr and will work with them to license Bandcamp music to Epic games. The sale marks the second change in ownership for Bandcamp in less than two years.
Epic Games, the maker of popular video game "Fortnite," is laying off approximately 830 employees, which accounts for 16% of its workforce, and divesting online music platform Bandcamp. The company will also spin-off most of SuperAwesome, a platform it acquired in 2020. CEO Tim Sweeney cited lower margins in the creator content-driven growth of "Fortnite" as a reason for the layoffs. The video game industry is facing a slowdown in spending, and legacy publishers are competing with new entrants like Warner Bros Discovery. Epic Games has been engaged in a legal battle with Apple over App Store rules.
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, is laying off 16% of its workforce, impacting around 870 employees. The company cited financial sustainability as the reason for the layoffs, despite efforts to reduce costs. Epic Games is also divesting Bandcamp and spinning off most of SuperAwesome. The layoffs will stabilize the company's finances, and it remains focused on shipping its upcoming projects. Additionally, Fortnite V-Bucks will increase in price, and Epic has filed a cert petition with the Supreme Court to reexamine a ruling over Apple's App Store policies.
Bandcamp employees in the US have formed a union, called Bandcamp United, with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 1010. The employees are asking for a fair and timely election and believe that the company should reflect its mission internally. The union drive comes a year after Epic Games acquired the music platform. Bandcamp's CEO, Ethan Diamond, said that the company is reviewing the petition to understand the employees' concerns.
Bandcamp workers in the US have formed a union called Bandcamp United, becoming the first music streaming platform to do so. The proposed bargaining unit will include 62 people, representing non-managerial, non-supervisory workers across all departments. The union's mission statement underlines the workers' commitment to upholding Bandcamp's stated values while emphasizing that the company needs to do the same. The workers hope to address several core issues, including wage disparity and a lack of transparency from management, and are hoping that Bandcamp will offer a fair and timely election.