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Motley Crue Urge Action in Support of Indie Labels
« on: June 26, 2014, 05:49:01 am »
Well this doesn't sit well with me. No I love what Nikki Sixx is doing. I'm not liking what Youtube is doing...

Motley Crue Urge Action in Support of Indie Labels

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A digital rights standoff between YouTube and independent labels has attracted the attention of Motley Crue‘s Nikki Sixx, who’s urging the band’s fans to pay attention to a conflict that could have a major and lasting impact on online music discovery.

Sixx posted his plea on the band’s Facebook page, writing, “Red Alert: Motley Crue was on an indie label (that we started) and later signed to a major after they saw what we already knew about ourselves.Eventually we took our masters (and power) back and have been indie ever since….Please read below…You need to read the WHOLE thing……….Bands and labels need a level playing field…..Please comment intelligently…THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TIME IN MUSIC.”

That post pointed fans to a New York Times article that explains the battle brewing between YouTube and a faction of indie labels who are reluctant to sign new licensing terms they see as unfavorable — and now reportedly run the risk of having their videos (and their attendant ad revenue) blocked in retaliation. As far as some onlookers are concerned, the fact that any company has enough muscle to play this kind of hardball with artists online is a problem — and a repudiation of the web’s initial promise of openness.

Alison Wenham, chief executive of the Worldwide Independent Network, drew a provocative human rights analogy, telling the Times, “In the growth of the Internet, what was to be a utopian leveling of the playing field, a democratization for all, what is actually happening is a form of cultural apartheid.” Wenham also blasted the deal in a separate interview with the paper, calling it “not a fair way to do business” and accusing YouTube of “[seeking] to injure and punish innocent labels and musicians — and their innocent fans — in order to pursue its ambitions.”

In spite of the outcry, YouTube tells the NYT it’s come to terms with “95 percent” of its label partners, which is corporate code for “this is happening whether you like it or not.” As the Times points out, this type of scorched-earth war between distributors and content creators is a clear byproduct of consolidation — and as anyone who’s witnessed Amazon’s willingness to fight with book publishers and film studios understands, we’ll probably only be seeing more of these showdowns in the future.
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Interesting read and one that I will be following closely. Thanks for the post Mac. Ya know, on a similar path, Amazon is basically doing the same thing right now with a Publisher that they are trying to get signed to them as an Exclusive and so far the publisher hasn't budge. In retaliation to them, any and all books under the imprint have been banned from their site. This is where Stephen Colbert comes in his publisher promotes his books. He is waging a war against Amazon by choosing to sell and promote any and all books from his publisher on his own Colbert Report website. 100% of all the books sold go to the writers. In a nutshell, different medium, same sh*t.

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Right, I thought you posted that video?

Big Business is starting to tick me off. I hate, literally hate censorship, which this is a form of.
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I don't think I posted a video on Colbert / Book segment. But it's a very eye opening piece. And yes, what they are doing is in fact censorship. Think about what Amazon is doing. It's akin to book burning in a way if you look at it a bit closer, which is kind of ironic given that it's about book publishers. They may not actually be burning books, but by restricting access to books, it's the same damn thing. I'm surprised that Colbert never made the connection. I guess that's what he has me for. Now if he'd only pay me, I can start buying stuff.  ;D
« Last Edit: June 26, 2014, 06:53:21 am by Chiprocks1 »
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