Google strong-arms indie musicians into accepting brutal, crowdfunding-killing deal for streaming service
Phil Nelson A strong but honest headline about Googe’s new bullshit:
Participation in the new service requires that your entire catalog be available for streaming, at high resolution.
Participation requires that you not release your music elsewhere earlier, e.g., no early releases for fans or backers.
You no longer get a choice of whether to do nothing, block a video, or run ads. Ads are mandatory.
Five year contract.
If you don’t participate in the new service, then the option to obtain Content-ID ad revenue from the free version of Youtube no longer exists.
If you had previously been getting Content-ID ad revenue and choose not to participate in the new service, your channel will be deleted and all videos using your music will be blocked.
These are all non-negotiable and mandatory, btw.