A threat to remove Adele and the Arctic Monkeys from YouTube should be investigated by the European Commission, according to the independent record labels they are signed to.The desperate plea for intervention – supported by the likes of Billy Bragg and Radiohead’s guitarist Ed O’Brien – comes amid an escalating row about the fees that YouTube is prepared to pay artists signed to independents.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/04/youtube-independent-record-label-dealsAlso see:Billy Bragg and other indie musicians blast YouTube rates
Musicians have asked the EU to intervene in a row over the rates YouTube is offering small music labels to include them in a new service.Singer Billy Bragg and Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien are among those accusing Google-owned business of trying to “strong-arm” independent labels into accepting low fees.
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