Criticism of Spotify and 1970s delayed their work being made available on Spotify or any streaming services. Until the end of 2013, Led Zeppelin's music was not available, before the parties reached an agreement in December. In 2015, AC/DC and The Beatles allowed their music on streaming services. In 2018, many songs from the album Get Happy!! by Elvis Costello and the Attractions were removed from the site including New Amsterdam and many others. Icelandic singer Björk initially chose not to release her album "Vulnicura" on Spotify, saying: "This streaming thing just does not feel right. I don’t know why, but it just
Slacker in the use of "slacker" from its draft-related meaning to a more general sense of the avoidance of work is unclear. In April 1948, "The New Republic" referred to "resentment against taxes levied to aid slackers". An article tracking the evolution of the meaning of the term "Slacker" in defamation lawsuits between World War I and 2010, entitled "When Slacker Was a Dirty Word: Defamation and Draft Dodging During World War I," was written by Attorney David Kluft for the Trademark and Copyright Law Blog. The term achieved renewed popularity following its use in the 1985 film "Back to the