Is YouTube a music industry devil or buzz-making deity?

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ manager Peter Mensch is the latest to slam the internet company for not fairly paying artists. But there’s more to the online music streaming debate than meets the earThe music industry has never been shy of using exaggeration as a negotiating tactic. Its deployment long precedes the mic drop as a way to shut down a debate. The manager Peter Mensch, whose roster includes Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers, is only the latest industry player to slam the emergency butto...

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