Editing ECM Records (section)

=== Recent developments in online distribution ===
On November 14, 2017, ECM announced in a press release that its entire catalog would be made available for [[Streaming media|streaming]] on all major music streaming platforms (Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal and Qobuz). Previously, ECM recordings had never been available for streaming, save for a few select compilations of major performers. In a press release on its website, ECM explained its decision:

<blockquote>In recent years, ECM and the musicians have had to face unauthorized streaming of recordings via video sharing websites, plus piracy, bootlegs, and a proliferation of illegal download sites. It was important to make the catalogue accessible within a framework, where copyrights are respected.<ref name="ecmrecords2">{{cite web|url=https://www.ecmrecords.com/news |title=ECM Records |publisher=ECM Records News |access-date=2017-11-18}}</ref></blockquote>

ECM further added that the physical recordings (CD & vinyl records) still constitute the "preferred mediums".<ref name="ecmrecords2" />