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Trent Reznor: YouTube Is Built On the Back Of Stolen Content (theguardian.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Singer and record producer Trent Reznor has become the latest artist to attack Google's video service YouTube. "I find YouTube's business to be very disingenuous. It is built on the backs of free, stolen content and that's how they got that big," said Reznor in an interview with Billboard. Reznor was not speaking purely as an artist, however. He is also chief creative officer at Apple Music, the streaming service launched by Apple in 2015, which is one of the key rivals to YouTube in the digital music world. "I think any free-tiered service is not fair. It's making their numbers and getting them a big IPO and it is built on the back of my work and that of my peers. That's how I feel about it. Strongly," said Reznor, widening his criticism to other rivals like Spotify in the process.
Well that's news to everyone
Tori Amos said it best:
Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie.
"I bless every day that I continue to live, for every day is pure profit."
What amazes me most is when Mr. Reznor dresses up as a young female Korean go player and manages to play go at pro level.
Or when he explains general relativity, as an American Professor , even posing weekly problems about space-time!
Or when he plays various of the lates videogames at pro skill level, perfectly characterized as a young american!
Or when he teaches lockpicking opening challenge locks in under a minute!
That Trent guy is AMAZING!
(However, now that I know about his amazing transformism ability, I'm a bit scared about Trent's implication in redtube)
will you bite the hand that feeds you, Trent?
I came to the datacenter drunk with a fake ID, don't you want to be just like me?