Trent Reznor is the latest musician to denounce streaming services free platforms.
I think any free-tiered service is not fair.
The 51-year-old singer, whoserves as Apple Musics Chief Creative Officer, recently oversaw the paid subscription services redesign.
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He offered the tech giants approach as a substitute for free sites like YouTube and Spotify.
Shortly after Reznors remarks began to circulate, YouTube responded to his accusations in a statement toPitchfork.
Today the revenue from fan uploaded content accounts for roughly 50 percent of the music industrys YouTube revenue.
Any assertion that this content is largely unlicensed is false.
Reznor has yet to respond to YouTubes rebuttal.
