(CNN) -- Spotify's new royalty system means so-called functional noises like the sound of rainfall will earn significantly less than traditional music files. (CNN) — Spotify’s new royalty system means ...

Functional content — think rain noises, whale sounds, recordings of wind rustling the leaves and the like — will be significantly devalued under Spotify’s new royalty system: Plays of this audio will ...

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