Bandcamp sold

Bandcamp was sold to a company that has no respect for the community it served. Someone who appreciated the site laments this.

I might have appreciated Bandcamp too, if its unjust practices had not excluded me from using it. To access music there required (1) running nonfree JavaScript software and (2) identifying oneself to make a payment.

I did not try to check whether Bandcamp also requires/required agreeing to an antisocializing contract: that is, a commitment not to share copies of the music with anyone else. It wasn't crucial for me to know that, since I couldn't use the site anyway. But now I wonder — does anyone know if Bandcamp demands a promise to be divided and ruled?

This is an example of a situation I notice from time to time. Most internet users spinelessly accept being the victim of widespread unjust practices. As a result, when they really love a site, it is quite likely that I will condemn the site for injustice to its users.