Radiohead Weigh Into Youtube Debate
Guitarist Ed O’Brien has proposed artists get a cut of the website’s ad revenues in return for streaming music videos on-line.
Ed O’Brien, Radiohead’s guitarist, has waded into the debate over streaming music videos on Youtube. Speaking at the Featured Artists’ Coalition meeting at London club Heaven yesterday, the guitarist claimed that artists had been left out of discussions surrounding the industry’s future.
"Music industry negotiations have been focused on revenue streams and rights, and the two parties always locked out of those negotiations have been the artists and the fans," he said.
On the subject of Youtube’s music videos, the guitarist suggested a revenue share between the site and the artists.
"No musician – or very few – will tell you they got into this business to make money. Artists and young bands are the lifeblood of sites such as YouTube and MySpace.
"These are the things the FAC can look at. 'You have our content, so don't you think some of those huge ad revenues, some of that money, could go back to the artists?' It's about fair partnerships with others. We want to redress the balance a bit and change things for the good of the whole industry."
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