Izinkampani eziqopha nalabo abaphethe ukusabalalisa lo mculo ekugcineni babonile ukuthi imisakazo kanye nesimo sefomethi izinsuku zabo zibaliwe. Yize kuyiqiniso ukuthi indlela engcono yokubonga okuqukethwe ngumculo wesithixo sakho ukuthenga i-albhamu yakhe, abasebenzisi abaningi ngokwengeziwe bayazi ukuthi ibhizinisi lokuqopha alihambelani nokuqukethwe abakunikezayo, yingakho izinhlobo zamapulatifomu aku-inthanethi afana neSpotify ne-Apple Umculo usuthandwa futhi ukhange izigidi zamakhasimende ekubhaliseni kwawo kwanyanga zonke. Imininingwane yakamuva ishiya izibalo eziningi zokuthi iSpotify iwagcina kanjani ama-akhawunti ezinkampani ezinkulu zokuqopha kanye nemboni yomculo jikelele.
Futhi ngukuthi ngokwe-International Federation of the Record Industry, izinkampani ezikhiqiza umculo zikwazile ukufaka i-invoice kulo nyaka ezingaphansi kwezi-15.700 million zama-euro. Inani lemali alilibi nakancane, empeleni lingaphezulu kuka-5,9% kunangonyaka odlule. Kepha… Isimo sishintshe kanjani kakhulu embonini eyehle ngaphezu kwama-40% eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule? Okusolwa kakhulu kumakethe yedijithali, iSpotify, i-iTunes, i-Apple Music nokunye okutholakele.
Ngokuqondile, uhhafu wenzuzo yalezi zinkampani usuvele uvela kulolu hlobo lwemidiya, ngoba basebenzela umculo ngokufunwa nangosuku nosuku abasebenzisi abangaphansi kwezigidi ezingama-112 abakhokhelayoUma sibala abasebenzisi abakhululekile, kufanele sibhekise kubantu abangafika ezigidini ezingama-212. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umculo wezimboni uthole umlingani wakhe omuhle kakhulu kwi-inthanethi, osevele uqeda impi yokulanda okungekho emthethweni, empeleni, okuqukethwe okukhohlakele kwehle okungenani ngama-20,5% njengoba sitshelwa Umnotho Wedijithali, okuyizindaba ezinhle zempilo yokuqukethwe kwedijithali.