The ongoing dispute between
The Worldwide Independent Network, (WIN), which represents the global
independent music community, and YouTube has further escalated, with the
Google-owned company refusing to withdraw its threats to labels unwilling to
sign up to its new music streaming service on what WIN has previously called
“highly unfavourable terms.”
The independent sector will confirm at a press
conference in London today that it is seeking formal regulatory action and will
look to the European Commission (EC) for emergency assistance.
IMPALA, the European independents association, will be
spearheading a complaint with the European Commission, a decision taken this
weekend by the IMPALA board in Barcelona at Primavera, the leading music
festival where over 90% of the artists are independent. The complaint will
include a request for urgent intervention to stop YouTube carrying out any
blocking measures or issuing new threats. Regulatory action is seen as an
essential safeguard against abusive conduct and to promote real competition and
diversity in the digital music market.
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