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Pop music queen Taylor Swift took a bite out of Apple this week and the company responded with “Love.” The technology company had announced plans to make its new music streaming service free to customers for the first three months of its existence. The service is to start June 30. Apple said in early June it would not pay any royalties to the artists’ whose music is streamed on Apple Music during the trial. Many independent bands and artists protested the Apple decision earlier this month. Apple remained firm about its plan, however. Then, on Sunday, Taylor Swift posted her protest, “To Apple, Love Taylor,” on her Tumbler blog.
* take a bite out of ~ = ~을 삭감하다, 베어 먹다/ respond = 대답(응답)하다/ royalty = (음악 작품 등의) 저작권 사용료(수익금)/ trial = 시험(실험)/ remain firm = 요지부동, 확고한, 변함없이 있다
She wrote, “These are not the complaints of a spoiled, petulant child. These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much. We simply do not respect this particular call.” Swift argued that three months is a long time to go without being paid for “new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success.” Apple did not even wait a day. Just a few hours after Swift’s open letter appeared online, Apple changed its mind. Company official Eddy Cue said he called Taylor Swift to tell her about the new policy. He also discussed the issue on the social media site, Twitter. He tweeted “Apple will always make sure that artists are paid,” and “Apple Music will pay artist for streaming even during customer’s free trial period.”
* petulant = 심술을 부리는, 심통 사나운/ echo = (사상, 의견에) 공명하다(반향을 보이다)/ sentiment = 정서, 감정/ social circle = 사교계/ speak up = 거리낌 없이 말하다(밝히다); 더 크게 말하다/ call = 요청, 요구/ free trial period = 무료 체험 기간
