Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo siye savakalisa i-rumor enxulumene ne-Spotify apho kwachazwa ukuba i-firm yaseSweden, inkokeli kwimarike yomculo wokusasaza kunye nababhalisi abahlawulayo abazizigidi ezingama-50, enenjongo yokunciphisa inani elihlawula ngoku kwiinkampani zokurekhoda ukwenzela ukwandisa inzuzo. Kodwa njengoko bekulindelekile, le ntshukumo inembuyekezo kwaye ayikho enye ngaphandle kokuthintela ukufikelela kwii-albhamu ezintsha. Ekuqaleni wathetha ngokusisigxina, kodwa ngokwesivumelwano samva nje athe wafikelela kuso kunye nekhathalogu ebanzi yakwaSony, Iya kuba yeyomzuzwana kuphela.
Ngokwe-arhente yeendaba yeReuters, isivumelwano esifikelelwe nguSpotify kunye noSony siya kuthintela abasebenzisi benkonzo yasimahla yeqonga ukuba bafikelele kwiividiyo ezintsha ezikhutshwe yinkampani yokurekhoda kwiiveki ezimbini zokuqala. Ngaloo ndlela Kuphela ngabasebenzisi benkonzo yomculo weprimiyamu abaya kukwazi ukufikelela kuyo yonke ikhathalogu, ngelixa abasebenzisi abonwabelayo inguqulelo ngeentengiso baya kuba nokufikelela kwii-albhamu ezintsha ezithintelweyo kwiiveki ezimbini zokuqala zokukhululwa kwazo.
Ngo-Epreli ophelileyo sele befikelele kwisivumelwano kunye ne-Universal, eyona nkampani irekhodiweyo inkulu kwihlabathi, nangona singakhange sikwazi ukwazi iinkcukacha, kusenokwenzeka ukuba ziya kufana kakhulu nezo zifikelelwe kwi-Sony yaseJapan. Ngoku lithuba likaWarner, enye inkampani enkulu yokurekhoda, kunye ne-Sony kunye ne-Universal imele i-80% yemarike yehlabathi.
I-Spotify inyanzelisekile ukuba ifikelele kwisivumelwano kunye neeleyibhile ezinkulu zerekhodi ukuze ikwazi kube kanye phuma kumanani abomvu ebesoloko etsala ukusukela ekudalweni kwawo, kuba uninzi lwengeniso lusetyenziselwa ukuhlawula iinkampani zokurekhoda. Kodwa ngenxa yesi sivumelwano, imali iya kuncitshiswa kwaye iya kuvumela inkampani yaseSweden ukuba ihambe esidlangalaleni, enye yeenjongo zayo eziphambili ukususela ekubeni inkonzo yenziwa.
