Thanks for taking the time to explain your view - I can totally understand the points you're making and pretty much agree on all counts. I'm with you thinking

Thanks for taking the time to explain your view - I can totally understand the points you're making and pretty much agree on all counts. I'm with you thinking Azoff might be using a third-party system, and that could be the friction. That third point though - it's something that Green's point kind of glosses over - YouTube's Indie contract (according to Zoe Keating, who posted here) essentially said the artist(s) MUST join YouTube Red, or otherwise none of their material would be included in the ContentID system. That essentially meant a free-for-all on piracy because YouTube - apparently - was playing fast and loose with Safe Harbors. I don't think there was much clarity in the aftermath of the agreements, and Azoff doesn't help his case when he can't directly refute what Green states (he needs to if he can) - and I can't say I'm all gung-ho about either side in this situation either. I am but the chaff in the money making wheat crop of those two.