Muxtape vs. the big labels
And so I made one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever faced: I walked
away from the licensing deals. They had become too complex for a site
founded on simplicity, too restrictive and hostile to continue to
innovate the way I wanted to. They’d already taken so much attention
away from development that I started to question my own motivations. I
didn’t get into this to build a big company as fast as I could no matter
what the cost, I got into this to make something simple and beautiful
for people who love music, and I plan to continue doing that.