Legally this act goes against the law and comes in copyright infringement. In the world of music, this means infringing copyright laws, particularly transferring duplicated songs and selling them for profit. In general, bootleg means stealing, duplicating, and selling illegally. What is a bootleg? And how does the user exploit Spotify? Just like other streaming networks, including SoundCloud and YouTube, Spotify has become a heart for bootlegs of famous songs. The biggest music platform is at the mercy of these people who upload bootleg remixes for fun. And, if anyone wants to share their music on Spotify, they must deliver that on its Artists platform.Ī recent hack at Spotify poured several users that uploaded bootleg music remixes on the music app as podcasts.

For such actions, Spotify directs in its Podcaster user agreement that it is not intended to be a music distribution tool. It may sound cool for an individual, and the track may become a social media sensation, but for a company, it isn’t. As Einstein once said, “Genius is 1% talent and 99% effort.” Those who copy songs and make bootlegs are no different. There is no shortcut to anywhere worth going. Everyone seems to take shortcuts and wants to make a profit out of it. In today’s world, such actions have become common. The increasing trend of copying popular songs and remixing them has spiked music infringement. The popular music platform is being victimized as a space for bootlegs of popular songs.

Spotify, the Swedish audio streaming giant, is under the radar of new music bootleg remixes.

Podcasters user agreement of the platform says that it is not intended to be used as a distributional tool.

Spotify is now among the favorite audio streaming networks for bootlegs of popular songs, including SoundCloud and YouTube.

The Sweden-based digital music service has become a victim of bootleg remixes in a recent hack.

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