Max Litmus, "B-2", "Services such as the Apple Music, appearing wherever there is order"
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Most often strimingovyh of services we are talking with the user. And they think the musicians themselves? What income they receive from the royalties? "MakRadar" contacted the bass guitarist of group "B-2" litmus Max and asked him to answer some questions.
- What do you think about the new service Apple Music? whether it will replace the current system of distribution of music?
- Replace it difficult to call. In our country it has developed its own, different from other countries, sales and distribution of music. Sell in one place, and spread in another example the social networks. So I do not even want to predict anything. Let's see how it will manifest itself. How to react to musicians and entertainers.
- Apple Music will transfer money to the musicians. Is it bad?
- It does not matter in a country where the legal framework is not adjusted. No deductions, no copyright is not supported at the state level. Formally, all there, but very tightly tied to certain people. Therefore, we never counted on royalties as income. Now, during a conversation with you, I even difficult to regroup and decide that for no reason at all to be honest, it is true that the modules will earn scrobbling to count esters. In our country, yet we are not a musical, but will not solve the political level, all these problems, us the deductions there is no point in talking.
- You mentioned scrobbling. And what role does he play?
- It's just a transparent system of music recognition in public ethers. All have long be known with an accuracy of a sample, and how much money is owed for the artists too. But someone is unprofitable. Guess who.
- But Apple is not Russia, and will transfer the money for each listening to a song. Do you agree with such a payment system?
- It is very difficult now to predict whether this will bring revenues musicians. Maybe for young musicians, or, conversely, for those who do not need anything at all, it would be helpful. But we make a concert. This is an obvious thing. Sit and wait for some kind of royalty that would feed the musicians - it's absurd. But in any case we support interesting services.
- In Russia, the Apple Music worth 169 rubles a month. That's a lot or a little for us?
- My mother's pension is 5,000 rubles. It is unlikely to pay any money even if she loves music. But I have another raises questions. Why the user a fixed payment amount and payment of the musicians would go for listening to songs? And if the user "heard enough" 169 thousand rubles? Apple Music is designed for civilized nations where laws and you can always go to court if the copyright violated.
- A "B-2" came from contributions, for example, Spotify?
- reliability of information do not own. I've heard that it tears. My fellow musicians told me that there is some dripping agents. But I think I told you in detail about the situation in the country, why music is free and it is more profitable for musicians. Please note that services such as Apple Music, Spotify, there where there is order in the legal field. I believe that in the near future in our country will be put in order in everything that is related to sales, distribution of music, copyright and all related things.