苹果因泰勒·斯威夫特改变音乐版税政策_时事

苹果因泰勒·斯威夫特改变音乐版税政策

斯威夫特通过这封公开信解释了，她为何暂时停止通过苹果的新服务来发布自己的最新专辑《1989》。她还表示，她的话也代表了那些敢怒而不敢言的音乐人。她的评论在音乐界获得了广泛支持。埃尔维斯·科斯泰洛(Elvis Costello)在Twitter上表示，这是“来自我们未来总统的信件。

Apple’s new service, called Apple Music, is set to become available worldwide on June 30.Besides its longstanding iTunes download store, it will include a $10 streaming subscriptionplan, a free Internet radio station and a media platform that will let artists upload songs,videos and other content for fans. Unlike Spotify, which lets customers listen free or paymonthly fees to eliminate ads, Apple’s subscription feature will have no permanent free level.

苹果原定于6月30日在全世界范围内提供新服务Apple Music。除了早就推出的iTunes下载商店，苹果还将推出售价10美元(约合62元人民币)的流媒体订阅服务套餐，一个免费的网络电台和一个媒体平台，艺术家可以通过这个平台上传歌曲、视频及其他内容供粉丝使用。Spotify为用户提供免费音乐服务，或每月收取一定的屏蔽广告的费用。但与Spotify不同，苹果的订阅服务没有永久免费的选择。

Apple’s arrival in streaming music has been much anticipated by the music industry, but itsplan not to pay royalties during its trial period drew complaints from independent musicgroups around the world, saying that the company’s terms were unfair.