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# Apple Changes Course on Paying Artists During Free Trial
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-changes-course-on-paying-artists-during-free-trial/
- Published: 2015-06-21T23:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-21T23:51:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: music, tech, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

> Apple has decided to change course and pay labels for the rights to stream their music during a 90-day free trial. The moves come after Taylor Swift penned an open letter to the hardware giant, writing that she found the company's insistence "disappointing" and "shocking."  
> \- via [The Hollywood Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/apple-music-backs-down-will-804050?utm%5Fsource=twitter)

Well that was a [quick turnaround](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/558e2322e4b0f74ef3e717b7/558ea28be4b08a526530b76c/558ea2abe4b08a526530c37a/1435411115813/?format=original&ref=birchtree.me). Kudos to Apple for making the right decision and making it so quickly.