Apple アーティストへ３ヶ月無償強要

[まはいさん]

Taylor Swift が”Apple Music”で著作権無償強要する Apple に抗議して楽曲を引揚げている騒動です。
Apple は３ヶ月無料キャンペーン期間中は"当然に"楽曲提供者へも無償提供を強要しています。
訴訟社会のアメリカでもアーティストは泣き寝入り、そこでビルボード首位の Taylor Swift が独り立ち上がった訳で、格好良い歌姫です。

状況分析
Taylor Swift は Apple に"敬意を示して"狙い撃ちにせず、同様にアーティストに無償提供を強要するところから楽曲を引揚げました。
"Spotify"からも楽曲を引揚げ済みです。
ということは、"AWA"などは無料期間でも著作権料を払っているという逆説が成り立ちます。

Apple
Taylor Swift の声明文を消えないうちにコピーしておきます。
Apple は強い立場でアーティストに無償提供を強要して競合他社に勝とうとしている、返す言葉も無い指摘と思います。
アーティストが訴えたら勝てそうですが、それより楽曲引揚げで Apple にダメージを与えたほうが効果的と判断したのでしょう。

To Apple, Love Taylor←Officialリンク

I write this to explain why I’ll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music. I feel this deserves an explanation because Apple has been and will continue to be one of my best partners in selling music and creating ways for me to connect with my fans. I respect the company and the truly ingenious minds that ha_ve created a legacy based on innovation and pushing the right boundaries.

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. I’m not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months. I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company.

This is not about me. Thankfully I am on my fifth album and can support myself, my band, crew, and entire management team by playing live shows. This is about the new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success. This is about the young songwriter who just got his or her first cut and thought that the royalties from that would get them out of debt. This is about the producer who works tirelessly to innovate and create, just like the innovators and creators at Apple are pioneering in their field…but will not get paid for a quarter of a year’s worth of plays on his or her songs.

These are not the complaints of a spoiled, petulant child. These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much. We simply do not respect this particular call.

I realize that Apple is working towards a goal of paid streaming. I think that is beautiful progress. 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.

Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing. I say this with love, reverence, and admiration for everything else Apple has done. I hope that soon I can join them in the progression towards a streaming model that seems fair to those who create this music. I think this could be the platform that gets it right.

But I say to Apple with all due respect, it’s not too late to change this policy and change the minds of those in the music industry who will be deeply and gra_vely affected by this. We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation.

Taylor