u/jdsamford

Very small compared to what? How many recordings were actually removed? How many artists were affected?

DistroKid says it strongly disputes UMG's allegations, so why are artists discovering their music has disappeared without notification or an opportunity to dispute the claims? Copyright complaints have to be taken seriously, but so do the artists paying for service.

DistroKid also says it regrets the disruption to affected artists, but perhaps the first step in minimizing that disruption is telling them it happened?

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009309/distrokid-take-down-songs-umg-lawsuit

https://www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-watchdog/?q=Jeff+Rosenstock&aid=14892f45-a103-44f2-bb18-ee4a20d7876e

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