Hmm. So if I'm reading this right, Shazam makes their money from user data? I've used Shazam in the past and never realized that the data was being aggregated and sold. Interesting.
I guess the argument is that the service is free and provides value, so the data can be anonymized and sold?
As far as music goes, this seems backwards to me - and ripe for gaming. It feels as if artists are trying to score some sort of Shazam effect, rather than trying to produce good music and let the chips fall where they may. Music should be an art before a science.
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Hmm. So if I'm reading this right, Shazam makes their money from user data? I've used Shazam in the past and never realized that the data was being aggregated and sold. Interesting.
I guess the argument is that the service is free and provides value, so the data can be anonymized and sold?
As far as music goes, this seems backwards to me - and ripe for gaming. It feels as if artists are trying to score some sort of Shazam effect, rather than trying to produce good music and let the chips fall where they may. Music should be an art before a science.
There's probably some license boiler plate on the product somewhere that lets them do whatever they want. No argument needed.