![]() But Steffin and Pederson, displaying the cavalier attitude toward IP that would soon get them sued for the Space games, not only insisted that the game be called The Prisoner but even planned to use the original series’s distinctive logo. We hear you and indie artists.David Mullich’s original plan was to write a game inspired by The Prisoner, but not a direct adaptation - an eminently sensible move considering that Edu-Ware did not own the intellectual-property rights to the show and were hardly in a position to purchase them. #AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming, even during customer’s free trial period So it seems Taylor Swift has a lot of klout! Apple’s Eddy Cue took to Twitter today to set things straight:Īpple will always make sure that artist are paid #iTunes #AppleMusic Except to give them Taylor Swift (oh, and The Beatles please), but when it comes to the music industry, call them to the board room and put some cash on the table, it will pay big dividends long-term.Īnd Taylor Swift will forever be the saviour of the Music industry – can we live with that? Hey Apple – don’t change the offer to your audience. They can track that to devices, so could more easily prevent that kind of fraud. But Apple knows more about you – your Apple ID will be the key. People creating fake accounts and continually using the three-month trial. Normally the reason not to do that is fraud. ![]() Perhaps make the three-month trial available to users, and pay the artists for the songs streamed over two of the three months? Well, only the Music Industry and Apple would know the cost, but I’d suggest that a company with hundreds of billions of dollars in the bank could take the hit and create what’s commonly known as a “loss leader”. It means Apple is about to get a LOT of headlines from this little online post.Īnd it means Apple’s advantage over Spotify is diminished, in reality it’s down to just their device penetration and their ability to convert many more people with great convenience to a paid subscription model. Something smaller artists can’t do at the scale she can. Thankfully I am on my fifth album and can support myself, my band, crew, and entire management team by playing live showsĪnd in that makes the clear point that in fact her money (in the main) comes from touring, playing live shows. We know how astronomically successful Apple has been and we know that this incredible company has the money to pay artists, writers and producers for the 3 month trial period… even if it is free for the fans trying it out. I realize that Apple is working towards a goal of paid streaming. There is a glimmer of hope though – Swift seems to see Apple as the hope of the side: One can only assume that artists get little or no revenue from the 30 million others who use the add supported version. 10 million of whom are paying for the service. Those three months are the critical issue, and they also point to the concerns over Spotify too. ![]() I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company. I’m not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months. I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free 3 month trial to anyone who signs up for the service. Her “ open letter” to Apple makes some very solid points. Perhaps add to that The Beatles, but for the moment, let’s focus on Swift. Swift is no stranger to headlines surrounding streaming music, last year she had her music removed from streaming music leader Spotify, which was why this new Apple service should have been launched with one clear feature in mind. Taylor Swift has taken to the interwebs to make a very strong point about streaming music services, and their impact on up-and-coming musicians. It “seemed” to me that their connection to the industry and the depth of their music library would be to their advantage. When Apple announced their streaming music service “Apple Music” it seemed they might have just cracked the code, and created a product (service) which could once again revolutionise the music Industry.
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