Moving forward, we’ll continue the fight to allow artist-first business models like ours on Android. Bandcamp will place 10% of the revenue generated from digital sales on Android devices in escrow until Epic’s ongoing case against Google is resolved, a cost we will bear. Fans can keep supporting artists on Android as they have, and we’ll continue paying artists the same share of sales (typically within 24-48 hours, as we do today). Google is currently testing a 'User Choice Billing' program with Spotify, which allows some apps to keep third-party payment systems as long as Play Billing is still an option.Update: Under an agreement encouraged by the court, Bandcamp will continue to operate using our existing payment system on Android devices. Audible and Barnes & Noble both removed the ability to buy books from their Android apps recently, instead telling customers to purchase them on their respective web stores. This appears to be the first (public) legal challenge against the requirement for Google Play Billing, with most other apps and services either making the switch or removing the ability to purchase items in their Android apps. Furthermore, the policy changes would impact our ability to pay artists quickly – instead of receiving payment after 24 to 48 hours, artists may not be paid until 15 to 45 days after a sale.'

The company said in a blog post, 'If Google’s policy changes stand, beginning on June 1st, we would have to either pass Google’s fees on to consumers (making Android a less attractive platform for music fans), pass fees on to artists (which we would never do), permanently run our Android business at a loss, or turn off digital sales in the Android app.

Bandcamp has now filed a preliminary junction to prevent Google from removing Bandcamp from the Play Store.

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