Music Industry Puts Pressure on 'Parasitic' Streaming App MusiErnesto Van der Sar, 26 Jul 08:27 PM App stores are littered with apps that promise fr
 | App stores are littered with apps that promise free access to music, but only few live up to expectations. Musi is one of them. The music app made headlines in 2016 when its founders, who were teenagers at the time, presented their brainchild in an episode of the Canadian edition of Dragons' Den. In essence, the software itself is relatively simple. Musi can stream music, which it sources from YouTube, and allows users to create and share playlists. It essentially uses YouTube as a music library, without showing the video. This functionality directly rivals other streaming apps such as Spotify. However, since content is sourced from YouTube, costs associated with payments to labels are absent from the Musi equation, and that means it's much cheaper to run. This business model is a win-win for Musi's operators and the platform's users. Music industry insiders, on the other hand, are less pleased. They describe the app as "parasitic", a reference to the app's reliance on YouTube cont...Read More |
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