External Link: YouTube Playing Hardball with Indie Labels

Google-owned YouTube is preparing to launch a music subscription service, and it's threatening to yank existing music videos from labels that don't join. YouTube argues that it cannot allow music to exist on its free tier that isn't also available on its paid service. Affected artists would include Adele, Arctic Monkeys, and Vampire Weekend.

 

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