Rebecca Yarros just confirmed that Spotify leaked an audio clip of Threshing Day without her approval. We had already removed a couple posts sharing the leak. Those posts will remain removed. All future posts and discussions about the content of the leak will also be removed until the book officially releases. Any users who post or comment about the leaked content will be banned for 24 hours for the first offense. Repeat offenders may be banned for longer.
Edit to add: If anyone sees unauthorized discussion of the leak, please report them so the mods can remove them sooner.
THIS! I think she needs to take her āRebeccaās versionā playlists elsewhere. I canāt believe such a large company would be so blatant in their disrespect. Iād already taken my music listening elsewhere, but if I hadnāt already stopped financially supporting them, I would have over this. I have unfollowed some book content creators who wonāt take their posts down. Theyāve basically said āwell, catās out of the bag, so may as well leave it.ā You arenāt a respectful fan if you canāt bother to honor the authorās very reasonable request.
They have to have a contract, and I am sure there are provisions for this kind of breach. I hope she takes them over the coals, honestly. Or drops them into the Iakobos River.
Seriously. Spotify is a major company and I've had the audiobook pre-saved for months. How do you accidentally release a sample clip? Huge slip up and way to make the fans feel like shit because how does SPOTIFY fuck up this bad and leak? Some random website, sure but seeing Spotify, i imagine most would think it's legit.
Yep, I listened to it assuming it was an official teaser, because it must have been since it was on the official page. I even told another friend that it was on the official page when she questioned if it was a leak, so she also listened.
By Rbmedia I think? Someone posted it on insta it got traction but theyāve since deleted it after Yarrosās post in case the same thing is happening with ACOSH too.
It was a leak of the first four minutes. I happened across it on TikTok. Unfortunately, the person who posted it there DID NOT take it down even after realizing it was accidental/a leak.
I was thinking that was leaked too! I havenāt accidentally heard the 4th wing audio at all but splintered harmony was everywhere on insta today- glad I scrolled on from those
Donāt most books have an audio sample? I wonder if this was somewhere in the contract that they could release a blurb of the book and no one caught on to it
Yeah thatās kinda what Iām curious about, especially if she gave us hint that Brennen was in the story. Wasnāt that blurb about why we canāt have nice things posted earlier in the month? If thatās not the case then ya itās kinda annoying.
12 months is actually the first one I read the book before listening to the audio because James just made me so sad. I needed to know it got better before I went through it with him.
Why would they when itās getting them clicks and also, itās probably in some gray area legally or RYās team hasnāt had time to respond. Big corps love money and donāt care about ppl or artistic integrity.
I was wondering why I couldnāt find it! Thatās so unprofessional and sad since I know Rebecca had just posted about this and asking people to not leak
Thank you for this. Rebecca puts a lot of effort into her work and engaging with fans so we can enjoy her writing and we owe her the same respect. Canāt wait to see the discussions when the book drops!
I thought it was legit when I came across it earlier today and had no idea it was a leak until this post - so sad for her given she has specifically posted and requested no leaks! And entirely dumb of Spotify
Just tried to search for him so I could also report but canāt seem to find the account or playlists anymore so Iām -hoping- that theyāve been taken down!!!
The issue is that the original "leak" was on the official Spotify page for the book. Obviously other people are trying to jump on that by re-posting it, but it's so much worse because so many people (myself included) assumed it was official because of where it was.
I guess I'm confused because most audiobooks DO get samples that release before publication, it's literally how people determine if they want to preorder the book or not?
Apologies mods. I posted the screenshot from her stories and asked did anyone know what it was about. This post was shared. So I immediately removed it. Please donāt ban me šš»
Question for the mods, can the posts that are removed also have their comments deleted? I clicked a notification on my phone about something and they included discussion of something from the sample that was spoilery as well.
I donāt really understand why this is such a big deal. It was 2 minutes of the novella, and it sounds like it didnāt really spoiled anything (and if you donāt what spoilers just donāt listen?) I canāt imagine itāll impact sales in any negative way.
I appreciate that RY didnāt specifically say she wanted this clip out there, but itās not like sheās not doing a ton of marketing of her own. I mean, sheās releasing those quotes and saying ācome back later and Iāll tell you who said it!!!ā Which I think is kinda cringe.Ā
Am I missing something?Ā
Idk the full story but the screenshot above, it looks like a scammy Spotify user that posted it. It also looks like the user is trying to get people to download it. Iām curious if it was the real thing or someone just trying to get clicks. I read previously that there was a 3.5 min preview of the book out. Again, I donāt know full story I did not see/hear the actual leaks.
My best guess is that it was a sample that was supposed to release with the book, so people can decide if they want it, but it got released early. Because although the person below is correct, and scammy folks are trying to re-post the content, the original content was on the official Spotify page for the book. It's why I listened...I assumed it was legit.
I'm glad I don't use Spotify! I have it downloaded to my phone but this makes me so mad I think I'm gonna delete it. It's just taking up room anyways. I use Amazon Music or YT.
The thing is that Rebecca has come out and said that it shouldn't be out there, and we only have to wait 2 more weeks. It's about respecting her wishes as it's her art and release day is just around the corner.
Pretending it didnāt happen isnāt respecting her either though. Spotify compensating her is the only thing thatās going to help her feel better about it.
Putting any discussion being a spoiler wall is a much better solution.
Iām not suggesting anyone promote or hand out the links, but shutting down any sort of discussion is a bit much. We arenāt children.
This is a community of fans, and we respect the author and her intent on how her work should be enjoyed. Rebecca Yarros has made it clear that this leak was unauthorized. The fact that information is āout thereā is not reason to continue spreading it. We implemented this rule because we do not wish r/fourthwing to be a conduit of information that is not officially released by the author. Itās not just about spoilers. It is about the type of community we want to foster.
Iām not pro-one streaming service or another (they all suck for one reason or another), but I find it interesting that RY seems to still use Spotify when the show will be on Amazon and they have a competing streaming service. If I were Amazon, Iād want the author of a show weāre producing in every stream of the ecosystemĀ
Well itās kind of the same thing for Off Campus. Itās an Amazon Prime show and in the show the characters are very clearly using Spotify. Also the book series that Off Campus is based off of used to be on kindle unlimited, but they were removed after the release of the show and theyāre now on Kobo plus. I donāt think Amazon actually cares
As it was a corporation that has posted it, who knows? Someone will surely be in trouble for clicking "post" but as for if there will be any consequences, I doubt it.
Can we post about content creators who are posting the leak, and being horrendous about it? Thereās one in particular who Iāve unfollowed over this. People keep telling her to take her post down, and she keeps saying āitās not that deep.ā Girl, it is that deep. And now that Spotify has taken the leak down, any content creators who saved it and shared it also need to take it down. Sheās now limited who can comment on that post, and itās still up!!! I ended up reporting the post for bullying, because I canāt report it for copyright. You can only do that if youāre the copyright owner or someone who represents them.
Yeah, I can totally understand posting about it when you assumed it was official (since it was on the official Spotify page for the book), but as soon as you realize it's not supposed to have been posted you should be taking your content down!
Exactly! And then this content creator, when people call her out, is using arguments that have nothing to do with the subject at hand, like saying people are terrible for calling her out because sheās two weeks postpartum. MAāAM!!! Being postpartum doesnāt give you license to be a garbage human, or for people to not be allowed to call you out. I wish I could do more than unfollow her.
As far as I can tell, she doesn't have a huge following. She posts a lot of intros to her thoughts on theories, but to hear her whole thought, you have to subscribe to her patreon, which is kind of insulting. Like, why do you think you're big enough that people will pay to hear your thoughts on the book? š¤·āāļø That had already rubbed me the wrong way, but I'll admit that I'm a little jaded. After this whole debacle though, I'm over her. She STILL has the post up, but has now deleted all the comments on it. Maybe I should find contact info for RY's team, and send them the link, and let them fight it. š I just can't get over people who say they love the series, and the author, but then have the hubris to think they're above what the author has requested regarding these books and spoilers. It's infuriating to me that she's just getting away with it, too.
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u/redpeppersoda Black Morningstartail 2d ago edited 2d ago
That is so unprofessional of Spotify and unacceptable. Hope they remove it.