YouTube blocks music of independent publishers
Video service YouTube, owned by Google, in the coming days will begin to block videos record companies refused to sign the agreement on new terms of placing video, said in an interview with Financial Times top manager Kinkl YouTube Robert, who oversees content and business operations. According Kinkla, lock touch video record companies, representing 10% of the music industry. Labels, representing 90% of the industry, have concluded agreements with YouTube, a company spokesman said.
"Although we would like to have a 100 percent success, we realize that this is hardly achievable goal, and therefore our responsibility to the users and the industry is launching an improved musical experience" - said Kinkl. YouTube invited all labels good condition, noted Kinkl, without going into details. "We pay them fairly and in accordance with the (conditions) industry", - he said. YouTube since 2006, when it passed under the control of Google, has spent more than $ 1 billion to deal with copyright holders who received a share of ad impressions in the video. According Kinkla, this amount would "soon be doubled".
YouTube plans in late summer to launch a new premium service, where users can watch videos or listen to music without advertising on any of the devices, even without an internet connection. According Kinkla in the coming days will begin to YouTube scale product testing within Google, to eliminate possible errors.
Negotiate with Youtube refused, in particular, independent record companies, represented by the agency Merlin. Financial Times notes that the list also includes refusing labels XL Recordings (working with Adele and The XX) and Domino (represents a group of Arctic Monkeys).
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