IFPI Vs YouTube About The Payments At The Music Industry
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On 7th December 2016, IFPI issued an announcement about YouTube’s payment to the music industry: “Google has today issued more unexplained numbers on what it claims YouTube pays the music industry.
The announcement gives little reason to celebrate, however. With 800 million music users worldwide, YouTube is generating revenues of just over US$1 per user for the entire year. This pales in comparison to the revenue generated by other services, ranging from Apple to Deezer to Spotify. For example, in 2015 Spotify alone paid record labels some US$2 billion, equivalent to an estimated US$18 per user.
“YouTube, the world’s largest on-demand music service, is not paying artists and producers anything like a fair rate for music. This highlights more than ever the need for legislative action to address the “value gap” that is denying music rights holders a fair return for their work.”
Source: IFPI
