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  [x] Works on relatively low tech hardware
  [x] Doesn't require internet connection
  [x] Can't be removed from your possession for violating ToS
  [x] Can be easily backed up



All of the above is true for Bandcamp except needing an internet connection initially but I don't imagine that's such a limiting factor. There's still CD sales going on there so the above doesn't explain it completely and I imagine the nostalgia, having a physical item, contrarianism etc. have a bigger hand in the resurgence.




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