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An aspiring Nigerian musician named Wisekid copied an album from one of Africa s biggest artists Wizkid, reportedly passing it off as his own. By uploading the pirated album to music services such as Apple Music, Amazon and Tidal, the scammer appears to have earned substantial revenue.
Legal streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music have been the music industry’s most effective weapon against piracy.
Many people don’t even bother ripping or downloading albums of tracks nowadays. The legal alternatives are just more convenient.
Despite this success, legal streaming platforms have their challenges as well. For years, artists have complained about low payouts. And to make things worse, ‘pirates’ are starting to abuse legal services as well now.
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