More Bands Suffering From Warner Music's YouTube Demands
from the screwed-that-one-up,-didn't-ya? dept
We've already covered how some Warner Music musicians are pissed off about Warner Music demanding more money for its music showing up on YouTube, and now it's also causing additional problems for musicians. For example, the band Death Cab for Cutie has YouTube videos of its music on its own website... but not after Warner Music's actions forced them offline. People on the band's own website clicking to view its own videos are told that they are not available due to Warner Music. At some point, you have to wonder when Warner Music is going to realize just how badly it's screwed this up.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: copyright, death cab for cutie, takedowns, videos
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Sorry, music lovers. You're boned again.
Pfft. As if this will ever happen.
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Your best bet is to try to contact the band before you buy something and ask if there is any way to support the band without supporting the label. That serves two purposes. First, you don't support the label. Second, you send a message to the band that the label isn't helping them win fans.
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Ok I think what you just described is called earning a living, so did you sell out to burger king or what?
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Re: Sorry, music lovers. You're boned again.
What really needs to happen is that the bands start moving towards labels that leave more rights with the band itself after the recording session. Until that happens the 'big evil music industry' keeps its bankroll and can continue down whatever path it feels like.
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Labels are not there for the artists
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The world has changed and The Internet, file sharing, and social media let bands get wide-spread exposure easily and without a lable. But lables, in their nearsightedness, are trying to fight against the tide of progress and keep a stranglehold on distribution and exposure. They used to be Gatekeepers, deciding who was 'good enough' for the public to hear. Now they aren't, and they don't even recognize it.
So, now there's really no reason to sign with a lable, but not long ago it was the only way to do business. Don't be too hard on the musicians, we are often times stuck in a long-term contract they can't get out of, and owing money (at least on paper) to the lable they signed with. The lables are as much enemies to musicians as they are to customers.
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They Can't...
No Matter How Hard They Try!
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big corps going down
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It is clear to me (and a lot of people) that the majors just don't get it. They need to understand the difference between copyright infringement and free promotion.
Greed has taken over the music business, and as long as big media continues to be greedy, nothing will ever change.
Exposure is key to the music business, and using You Tube is an excellent tool to do that.
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This Is Not The Artists Fault!
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Serves them right.
F^@$ them, it's cheaper to set up yur own web site and
sell your records yourself.
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I'm just happy some of my favorite bands have gone back to independent non-RIAA labels so I can buy their music again.
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Funny
There is something wrong .
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I hate it when I try to see a music video and get "not available in your region"! They are missing promotion opportunities with crap like that.
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Warner music
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Warners Music Group
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Time Warner is Greedy!
Thousands of music videos that PROMOTED their own artists now lost mass promotions, hence will hurt sales, hence will cost jobs. On top of that makes the victim... YouTube more boring hence less visitors, hence less jobs. THANKS TIME WARNER! You had to make this world just a little more miserable didn't you!
BOYCOTT TIME WARNER!
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Screw WMG!
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