Ask HN: Why does Luminary need permission to list podcasts in their app?
Various podcasters and podcast networks (including Joe Rogan, New York Times, etc.) have asked Luminary to remove their shows from the app. And I don't understand why any company would comply with such a request.
The Niemanlab article refers to licensing issues, but how can a publicly available podcast have licensing issues? The whole point of a podcast is to be platform agnostic. Anyone can build a directory and/or app that features any podcast under the sun. So why is Luminary so special?
I understand that podcasters object to the company's ad-free/premium business-model, but why would any podcaster believe that they have the right to ban an app from accessing their publicly available content? Moreoever, why would Luminary honour these requests?