原文及图︰http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27891883 Google买下的YouTube预定推出订阅服务， 不同意新合约的唱片公司的影片可能遭到封锁。 三大唱片公司环球、Sony与华纳已经同意， 但许多独立唱片公司则采取抵抗态度。 影响所及可能 Adele、Radiohead(XL), Arctic Monkeys(Domino)的影片都会遭到下架。 但实际上他们的MV仍可透过Vevo等频道上架， 只是一些独立授权的acoustic或现场影片则可能遭到移除。 独立厂牌的发言人批评 YouTube犯下重大错误， 对於独立音乐不够尊重； YouTube则回应这是为了让音乐产业能有额外的收入， 并表示已有数百家唱片公司同意新合约。 YouTube加入付费串流可能是在Amazon以及Apple相继投入这块领域做出的反应。 一些独立厂牌抱怨 YouTube的新合约对他们极为不利， 英国唱片业协会(BPI)也表示 Youtube不该以威胁手段要求唱片公司就范。 由XL Recordings、4AD、Cooking Vinyl与 Domino等厂牌组成的团体Impala 已经诉诸欧洲执委会(European Commission)请求协助。 YouTube to block indie labels as subscription service launches By Joe Miller Technology Reporter YouTube will remove music videos by artists such as Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead, because the independent labels to which they belong have refused to agree terms with the site. Google, which owns YouTube, has been renegotiating contracts as it prepares to launch a music subscription service. A spokesperson for the indie labels said YouTube was making a "grave error of commercial judgment". YouTube said it was bringing "new revenue streams" to the music industry. Speaking to the Financial Times, Robert Kyncl, YouTube's head of content and business operations, said videos from independents could be blocked "in a matter of days," if new licenses are not negotiated. The three major record labels - Universal, Sony and Warner - have all agreed terms with the site, but smaller independents are holding out. 'Lack of respect' Some independents say they are being offered "highly unfavourable terms". Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien accused Google of trying to "strong-arm" labels into accepting low fees. Alison Wenham, who runs the Worldwide Independent Network , which represents the independent music community said YouTube is "making a grave error of commercial judgment in misreading the market". "We have tried and will continue to try to help YouTube understand just how important independent music is to any streaming service and why it should be valued accordingly," she added. "By not giving their subscribers access to independent music YouTube is setting itself up for failure... The vast majority of independent labels around the world are disappointed at the lack of respect and understanding shown by YouTube." BPI, the organisation which represents British record companies - including the three major labels - said it was wrong for YouTube, which is the dominant online video platform, to "threaten to ostracise certain independents". Chief executive Geoff Taylor said the move would end up "denying fans the opportunity to hear their music, and labels and artists the chance to earn a living from it - because they are unwilling to surrender to a take it or leave it ultimatum." Impala, a body which represents the labels - including XL Recordings, 4AD, Cooking Vinyl and Domino - has appealed to the European Commission for help with its battle against YouTube. 'Revenue source' The BBC understands that even if blocks do go ahead, content from artists signed to independent labels will remain available on YouTube via channels such as Vevo. Videos which are exclusively licensed by independent record labels, such as acoustic sets or live performances, may be taken down. A YouTube spokesman told the BBC: "Our goal is to continue making YouTube an amazing music experience, both as a global platform for fans and artists to connect, and as a revenue source for the music industry. "We're adding subscription-based features for music on YouTube with this in mind - to bring our music partners new revenue streams in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars YouTube already generates for them each year. "We are excited that hundreds of major and independent labels are already partnering with us." YouTube's entry into the music subscription market comes after Amazon launched a similar service for its Prime members, and Apple bought online music service Beats Music. -- On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died. Adlai E. Stevenson --

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