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| YouTube to block indie labels as subscription service launches | YouTube to block indie labels as subscription service launches |
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| YouTube will remove music videos by artists such as Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead, because the independent labels to which they belong have refused to agree terms with the site. | YouTube will remove music videos by artists such as Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead, because the independent labels to which they belong have refused to agree terms with the site. |
| Google, which owns YouTube, has been renegotiating contracts with record companies, as it prepares to launch a music subscription service. | Google, which owns YouTube, has been renegotiating contracts with record companies, as it prepares to launch a music subscription service. |
| Some independents say they are being offered "highly unfavourable terms". | Some independents say they are being offered "highly unfavourable terms". |
| YouTube says it is bringing its music partners "new revenue streams". | YouTube says it is bringing its music partners "new revenue streams". |
| Speaking to the Financial Times, Robert Kyncl, YouTube's head of content and business operations, said videos from independents could be blocked "in a matter of days". | Speaking to the Financial Times, Robert Kyncl, YouTube's head of content and business operations, said videos from independents could be blocked "in a matter of days". |
| The three major labels - Universal, Sony and Warner - have all agreed terms with the site, but smaller independents are holding out. | The three major labels - Universal, Sony and Warner - have all agreed terms with the site, but smaller independents are holding out. |
| Singer Billy Bragg and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien have accused Google of trying to "strong-arm" labels into accepting low fees. | Singer Billy Bragg and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien have accused Google of trying to "strong-arm" labels into accepting low fees. |
| Impala, a body which represents the labels - including XL Recordings, 4AD, Cooking Vinyl and Domino - has appealed to the European Commission for help with its battle against YouTube. | Impala, a body which represents the labels - including XL Recordings, 4AD, Cooking Vinyl and Domino - has appealed to the European Commission for help with its battle against YouTube. |
| Mr O'Brien, who co-chairs musicians' rights campaign group the Featured Artists Coalition, said YouTube is at risk of "creating an internet just for the superstars and big businesses" with this move. | Mr O'Brien, who co-chairs musicians' rights campaign group the Featured Artists Coalition, said YouTube is at risk of "creating an internet just for the superstars and big businesses" with this move. |
| The BBC understands that even if blocks do go ahead, content from artists signed to independent labels will remain available on YouTube via channels such as Vevo. | |
| A YouTube spokesman told the BBC: "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. | A YouTube spokesman told the BBC: "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'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." | "We are excited that hundreds of major and independent labels are already partnering with us." |
| YouTube's entry into the music subscription market comes after Amazon launched a similar service for its Prime members, and Apple bought online music service Beats Music. | YouTube's entry into the music subscription market comes after Amazon launched a similar service for its Prime members, and Apple bought online music service Beats Music. |