YouTube Forcing People To Join Paid Streaming Service

[The_King_of_Everything]

As YouTube prepares to roll out an ad-free streaming music service, it will block videos from indie artists who don't sign up for the new offering, as originally reported byFinancial Times. YouTube has signed deals with the major labels, and is explicitly threatening to block artists from using the entire YouTube platform — free or paid — if they do not agree to the terms of the new streaming service.

The FT quotes Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s head of content and business operations, confirming that the service plans to block videos from any artists or labels who have not signed on to its new paid service, "to ensure that all content on the platform is governed by its new contractual terms."


The Guardian points out that this would affect a number of big-name artists, potentially eliminating names like Jack White, Adele, and Arctic Monkeys from YouTube. A YouTube spokesman told The Verge, "Our goal is to continue making YouTube an amazing music experience, both as a global platform for fans and artists to connect, and as a revenue source for the music industry. We’re adding subscription-based features for music on YouTube with this in mind — to bring our music partners new revenue streams in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars YouTube already generates for them each year. We are excited that hundreds of major and independent labels are already partnering with us."

A source familiar with the situation has confirmed to The Verge that most of the details in the FT story were accurate. YouTube does not want to launch a paid service and then be forced to show some videos in ad-supported mode, or offer users the ability to take videos offline, but not be able to offer that for big names like Adele or Jack White. It is going to begin blocking artists whose labels have not signed on to its new licensing terms in the countries where those deals apply starting within just a few days, although the paid service is not expected to roll out that soon.

 

[Fmju]

 

[marcuz]

this is going to be used to snuff out all the unsigned black youtubers that rap

if they had this model in place 4-5 yrs back, dudes like lil b, asap rocky, chief keef probably wouldn't be here

 

[Black Hans]

Record labels are real pieces of garbage. They're out here losing revenue and are trying to get paid off of people trying to get on in order to kill the independent wave. Straight filthy.

 

[Colilluminati]

I don't think I fully understand this

 

[Just like bruddas]

I don't think I fully understand this

fukk is you slow nikka?

if you indie you gotta pay for a buzz

 

[Colilluminati]

fukk is you slow nikka?

if you indie you gotta pay for a buzz

I think I might be slowAre they saying if I record a video I cant upload it to youtube?

 

[CTech83]

 

[MidniteJay]

I think I might be slowAre they saying if I record a video I cant upload it to youtube?

Yeah, if you're an independent musician they're strong arming you to pay for your uploaded content

And if you don't pay you don't get the chance to become famous.

 

[Colilluminati]

Yeah, if you're an independent musician they're strong arming you to pay for your uploaded content

And if you don't pay you don't get the chance to become famous.

I still don't get it.Are they ACTUALLY SAYING you have to PAY to upload your content or are they saying everything is gonna have ads whether you like it or not?

 

[Bathing Ape]

YouTube fell off in 2008

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

I still don't get it.Are they ACTUALLY SAYING you have to PAY to upload your content or are they saying everything is gonna have ads whether you like it or not?

youtube is saying that if you are a MUSICIAN you will be blocked from uploading your content to the free and paid service if you do not sign their(youtube's) contractual agreement. it's a play for the music industry to gain revenue off the indie's that get famous off youtube subscribers.

 

[Black Hans]

I still don't get it.Are they ACTUALLY SAYING you have to PAY to upload your content or are they saying everything is gonna have ads whether you like it or not?

They're talking about music acts only. If someone is a music artist and they try to upload their own music, Youtube isn't having it. They must be signed to a label that's "with Youtube" (the majors) in order to have their music videos or songs uploaded to Youtube.

 

[newarkhiphop]

I still don't get it.Are they ACTUALLY SAYING you have to PAY to upload your content or are they saying everything is gonna have ads whether you like it or not?

No, some indie labels are refusing to sign up for a new music subscription service Youtube is about to drop, those artist on those labels will not have there music available on the ad free paid service

You won't have to pay to upload, this is just a issue between Youtube and view indie labels

 

[newarkhiphop]

@Colilluminati

This article does a much better job of explaining it..

http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/17/in...unsigned-new-terms-for-paid-service/?ncid=rss