• null@slrpnk.net
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    ADA accessibility requirements for their public accommodations

    Source that providing lyrics to songs is a requirement?

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      Providing a substantially inferior outcome to someone with an ADA need absolutely violates ADA rules.

      When stuff like this has gone to court it hasn’t been pretty for the offending organization.

      There’s a bigger question about how much of what Spotify currently provides falls under ADA. Web services used to get a free pass. They largely don’t anymore.

      Source: some of this stuff is my problem, professionally. And no, I’m not going to look up a primary source for anyone. That’s Spotify’s lawyers job.

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        So no, just talking out of your ass then.

        You can Google the lyrics to songs on any device you can view them on Spotify.

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      I never said it was. I said that the requirement is the same whether it’s a free account or a paid one. It’s either always required or it’s never required, but it sure as Hell is not “their prerogative” based on how much they get paid.

      Think about it for a second: what the parent commenter is suggesting is that it’s somehow okay for a company to use compliance with legal requirements as an upselling opportunity! You do see the problem with that line of thinking, right?!

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        I never said it was. I said that the requirement is the same whether it’s a free account or a paid one.

        Which is completely irrelevant if its not actually a requirement. So I’m asking you to prove that it is.

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          What’s relevant is that the commenter I replied to suggested that it’s Spotify’s “prerogative” whether to comply with the law or not. It isn’t.

          This issue here is people spouting dangerous late-stage-capitalist nonsense, not the content of the ADA rule. Your demand is actually just a derailment tactic.

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            What’s relevant is that the commenter I replied to suggested that it’s Spotify’s “prerogative” whether to comply with the law or not. It isn’t.

            No they did not. You brought up the law.

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            The person agreeing with you has literally said they can claim they don’t make enough and not need to comply with ADA laws…. Apparantly…. So yeah they can just choose to not comply. This is from someone working directly with them, so we have to accept this is true I guess.