Pretty disgraceful fuzzy logic posturing by @spotify in pulling out of Uruguay , (using it as a global lobbying laboratory), because new regulation expects them to pay Equitable Remuneration to musicians, which Spotify say would make their business ‘untenable’ . Err! Surely without musicians performances their entire business is ‘untenable’? So ingrained has denial of exploitation in music become that even the most straightforwardly anti-creator tropes become normalised. This logic seems to suggest that if a Music service actually pays musicians then its model is unviable? The only conclusion is yes, your model is unviable….. Equal rights for others does not, in any way, diminish your own. The only way such a proposition can be logical is if you derive your worth from an unfair advantage over others. It is not ‘untenable’ to suggest that those who make Music should earn as much as those who sell it, is it? Albeit, their argument that musicians should be equitably paid from the label share is also valid.