Playn.site

Playn.Site – A Legal and Technological Tool for Artists’ Rights in the EU
Playn.Site is a legally grounded software solution aiming to address the widespread lack of transparency in the music industry’s streaming economy. Artists often find their income to be opaque, as labels and platforms routinely withhold detailed insight into how works are exploited and what revenue they generate.
Playn.Site enables artists to access and analyze their own data using legitimate access to dashboards such as Spotify for Artists, Apple Music for Artists, and YouTube Music Analytics. These datasets—including stream counts, listener demographics, and geographic reach—are cross-referenced with public sources such as charts and social media, and presented in an intuitive, legally auditable format. The platform empowers artists to:
• Verify the accuracy of reported stream counts and royalty statements
• Detect discrepancies or missing revenue
• Gain insight into audience engagement and commercial performance
• Identify under-exploitation cases that may trigger recall rights under EU law
Playn.Site is built in full compliance with EU legal frameworks, including:
• The DSM Directive (Article 19): Requires labels and producers to provide artists with detailed usage and revenue information about their works.
• GDPR (Articles 15 & 20): Grants artists the right to access and portability of personal data, including performance data related to their own works.
• Digital Markets Act: Mandates that large platforms ensure data is accessible and portable for users.
• EU Competition Law (Article 102 TFEU): Prohibits dominant platforms from denying access to essential data if it distorts fair competition.
Unlike unauthorized scraping, Playn.Site operates exclusively via the artist’s own login credentials, providing lawful access that reinforces artists’ data sovereignty and strengthens legal standing.
Playn.Site – Kim Hyttel – founder – kimhyttel@gennorator.com - +4542477248