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METALLICA Co-Manager PETER MENSCH Says YouTube Is 'The Devil'

METALLICA's co-manager Peter Mensch is one of a number of music industry players who have commented on the growing fight between record labels and YouTube, calling on the Google-owned video site to hand over more revenue to rights holders. "YouTube, they're the devil," he told a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the music business. "We don't get paid at all." Despite the fact that YouTube has an estimated 900 million users, it generates roughly $680 million (€600 million) a year for the music indus...

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21:08 on April 19 2016

Metallica Manager Slams YouTube: 'They're the Devil'

Rolling Stone — Peter Mensch, the manager for Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse, called YouTube "the devil" and said the online video giant's business model for musicians was uns... more info
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12:21 on April 18 2016

Metallica manager: YouTube is the devil

BBC News - UK — Peter Mensch, who manages bands like Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse, says YouTube is killing the record industry. more info
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20:28 on April 18 2016

Metallica manager calls YouTube 'the devil'

NME — Peter Mensch says streaming sites will be the death of the music business more info
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11:13 on April 18 2016

METALLICA Co-Manager PETER MENSCH Says YouTube Is 'The Devil'

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — METALLICA's co-manager Peter Mensch is one of a number of music industry players who have commented on the growing fight between record labels and YouTube, calling on the... more info
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