Copyright is a double-edged sword. It only “works” for them if:
Everyone is relentlessly enforcing copyright without leaving any non-copyrighted alternatives
The streamer would buy the rights to stream the music if copyright was enforced on them
Most of them aren’t true and are very hard to prove.
If the dystopia you’re talking about does happen for whatever reason, a lot of streamers might switch to playing no music, rely on environmental sounds like bird songs, use non-copyrighted music, or generate their own music via AI.
The only real winners with the status quo are the law firms and lawyers imo.
I have no doubt that some companies benefit from the current system in some circumstances, but it’s a double-edged sword for sure.
Copyright is a double-edged sword. It only “works” for them if:
Everyone is relentlessly enforcing copyright without leaving any non-copyrighted alternatives
The streamer would buy the rights to stream the music if copyright was enforced on them
Most of them aren’t true and are very hard to prove.
If the dystopia you’re talking about does happen for whatever reason, a lot of streamers might switch to playing no music, rely on environmental sounds like bird songs, use non-copyrighted music, or generate their own music via AI.
The only real winners with the status quo are the law firms and lawyers imo.
I have no doubt that some companies benefit from the current system in some circumstances, but it’s a double-edged sword for sure.