Um while I agree they (artists) are entitled to compensation whenever they're music is played - you guys all blame Apple and Apple should pay up. Clearly you don't know the greed of THE MUSIC CONTENT COMAONIE
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Taylor Swift Criticizes Apple Music's Free Trial in Open Letter
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Um while I agree they (artists) are entitled to compensation whenever they're music is played - you guys all blame Apple and Apple should pay up. Clearly you don't know the greed of THE MUSIC CONTENT COMAONIE
As a person who is paid on commission, when my clients change their mind they get refunded and the company takes back my pay. So I did the work and still lose my pay. So sorry, your analogy isn't working. Most people are paid based on customer satisfaction and if customers aren't satisfied those hourly employees won't be employed for very long.
How would that be "anti-competitive"? Offering to pay during the trial period would be a very competitive move.
Yep, I figured as much. From a person who would rather put the expense on someone else for their personal enjoyment....
It's all relative and they do have to be careful. It almost is reminiscent of the "payola" edict the DOJ put down on the music industry in the 50's when labels were "paying" radio stations to play their music. Pay for play.
This is the same but in reverse. So I agree here.
The labels themselves are very capable of paying artists during trial periods
LOL I breathlessly await Iggy Azelea's departure from the music industry. She sucks!
Apple employees get paid no matter how many phones are returned. Just like any industry.
That's the deal they cut. If they don't like it they should have signed with someone who would stick up for them. If they're independent, well they don't have to load their music to Apple's servers. It's the price of doing business. Again if they were actually selling music they would have no problem with this deal.
They could always not be a part of the steaming service if it's terrible unfair. >_>;
These contracts are partnerships and they are both starting a business, which has costs. Why does Apple have to bear the majority of the cost of launching a new product when most of the revenues go to the artists and producers. They should share the costs of the launch and then of it's success. If the three month period is successful, then the artists will make more than they used to. If artists don't understand this business concept, then they should give up a larger percentage to apple for business building services.
I couldn't care less about apple music policy, I spend my money in concerts, where the artist get the money and music is real. I don't give a **** about tailor swift, I do care about those independent labes tried to **** up.
Apple is not apple anymore, apple now is like a good microsoft, but more closed and more capitalist than microsfot never was.
"historically progressive and generous company."
Yes, historically, but not anymore.
Apple is not apple anymore, apple now is like a good microsoft, but more closed and more capitalist than microsfot never was.
"historically progressive and generous company."
Yes, historically, but not anymore.
If artists don't like it, then simply don't sign up for it?
They have the ultimate control.
They have the ultimate control.
Never thought I'd say this but I agree with Taylor Swift. It's wrong that Apple is expecting artists to essentially make all their music free for 3 months. They should be compensated during the trial period or pull their music from it until the trial is concluded.
It's every girl, or guy actually, in that industry. It's a switch, one day they are popular, the next they are old and worn out compared to the new star.
And Apple hourly employees are turned over just like any walmart employee. That don't hold much value. Apple fires them and hires new ones. Paying people $10/hr is no real expense to Apple.
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You Apple fans are getting to a level of disgusting while supporting blindly Apple's policy. No artist told Apple to run a three months trial. If Apple decides to run three months trial to get their service undercut competition, then it's Apple's business decision. Why make the artists suffer?
It's not that easy physical sales are almost dead, yeah i know still count for 50% of the sales but its not that easy to find physical stuff anymore specially catalog stuff.
Ya think? Any declaration like this goes through layers of managers, lawyers, agents.
The disappear of optical media is just a change of storing method people are used to store digital information. That doesn't mean owning music or movie is a thing of the past. At least, for me, the only reason I refuse using streaming service is when I go offline, no streaming service will be available.
And yes, we download content and store them locally, to show others "we own the content", whether pirated or not.
A little bit off topic...
Generous? Can afford it?
We're not talking about a relative here. Apple is a company and business is business.
Why should Apple pay you to build you a paying audience? It's completely deranged that people actually think this way.
The fact that TS even uses the word generous betrays her true understanding of the situation. She knows Apple doesn't owe anyone anything here. She just thinks they should because they can afford it and it would be nice of them.
It's ridiculous and an embarrassment that anyone actually stands behind this incredibly misguided plea.
We're not talking about a relative here. Apple is a company and business is business.
Why should Apple pay you to build you a paying audience? It's completely deranged that people actually think this way.
The fact that TS even uses the word generous betrays her true understanding of the situation. She knows Apple doesn't owe anyone anything here. She just thinks they should because they can afford it and it would be nice of them.
It's ridiculous and an embarrassment that anyone actually stands behind this incredibly misguided plea.
Perfectly said. It's like opening up a business, you have to set your expectations that you won't start running out of the gate. Promote, free samples, to get potential customers hooked.
Swift, if you have an issue, talk to your label. 2. If you have a better solution to promote streaming, getting new customers, etc etc...feel free to build your own infrastructure. Good luck.