Elton John partners with YouTube to make videos for old songs
Elton John and YouTube are inviting filmmakers to pitch music videos for 'Rocket Man', 'Tiny Dancer' and 'Bennie And The Jets', with winning entries unveiled next summer.…
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NMPA announces deal with YouTube over unpaid song royalties
The NMPA has agreed a deal with YouTube to distribute royalties for unidentified songs used in videos, addressing a gap in US mechanical licensing.…
"A billion dollars ain't enough, mate", IFPI tells YouTube
The IFPI has criticised YouTube's claim it paid over a billion dollars to the music industry, arguing the figure is modest compared with Spotify's payments per user.…
YouTube paid over $1 billion to the music industry this year
YouTube says it has paid over $1 billion to the music industry from advertising in the last twelve months, as the music industry pushes for changes to safe harbours.…
US music industry urges EU ambassador to back safe harbour reform
Twenty-two US music organisations have urged the American ambassador to the EU to support article 13 of the proposed European Copyright Directive, which would limit safe harbours.…
GEMA licenses YouTube after seven year stand off
German collecting society GEMA has licensed YouTube, ending a seven-year dispute that blocked GEMA-repertoire music videos for German users.…
US Supreme Court seeks government viewpoint on dancing baby case
The US Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General for his view on the Lenz v Universal case over fair use and DMCA takedown obligations.…
YouTube hires record industry veteran Lyor Cohen as Global Head Of Music
YouTube has hired former Warner Music executive Lyor Cohen as Global Head Of Music, reporting in to Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl.…
Record industry sues YouTube-mp3.org as stream-ripping tops piracy agenda
The US and UK record industries have begun legal action against YouTube-mp3.org, the largest stream-ripping site, as stream-ripping becomes the industry's top piracy concern.…
Trends: Music rights and the European Copyright Directive
This piece reviews the music industry's key copyright concerns, including safe harbours and the value gap, as the European Commission publishes its draft new copyright directive.…
European Commission publishes copyright reform proposals including transparency and the value gap
The European Commission has published a draft copyright directive covering user-upload platform obligations, transparency and artist remuneration, relevant to the music industry's value gap concerns.…
European Commission paper considers increasing copyright obligations of YouTube et al
A draft European Commission paper proposes new obligations on user-upload platforms to seek licences and use content identification technologies.…