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Business News • 5 min read

Safe harbour in the spotlight as tech platforms questioned as part of Parliament's streaming inquiry

YouTube and SoundCloud were questioned by MPs on copyright safe harbour, with BPI boss Geoff Taylor arguing it weakens the music industry's licensing position.…

Chris Cooke • 12 Feb 2021

Business News • 2 min read

YouTube grabs Youtubeconverter.io domain off stream-ripping site via WIPO complaint

A WIPO domain panel has transferred the Youtubeconverter.io domain from a stream-ripping operator to YouTube, ruling the registration was made and used in bad faith.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Feb 2021

Business News • 3 min read

YouTube says it has a "smoking gun" to prove Pirate Monitor's bad conduct in ongoing Content ID dispute

YouTube says it has uncovered evidence that Pirate Monitor acted in bad faith when issuing takedown notices, which it argues disqualifies the company from Content ID access.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Yout.com amends its RIAA lawsuit, adds ways in which the labels caused it damage

Stream-ripping site Yout.com has amended its lawsuit against the RIAA, adding claims that the trade group's delisting requests caused it real damage.…

Chris Cooke • 18 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

German court says YouTube doesn't have to share email and IP addresses of copyright-infringing users

A German court has ruled that YouTube does not have to hand over email or IP addresses of users who upload infringing content, only mailing addresses where it holds them.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Pirate Monitor hits back against YouTube in Content ID dispute

Rights management company Pirate Monitor has denied YouTube's claims that it engaged in dodgy takedown activity, in an ongoing dispute over access to Content ID.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Polaris signs YouTube deal, ending video site's standoff with Koda in Denmark

The Nordic copyright hub Polaris has signed a licensing deal with YouTube, ending a standoff in which Danish society Koda's videos were blocked.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Oct 2020

Business News • 3 min read

YouTube hits back against lawsuit over Content ID access

YouTube has responded to Maria Schneider's lawsuit, arguing it complies with safe harbour rules and that restricting Content ID access prevents abuse.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Sep 2020

Business News • 3 min read

Koda hits out at YouTube over content blocking ultimatum

Danish collecting society Koda says YouTube has demanded a nearly 70% royalty cut as a condition of extending their expired licence, threatening to block its members' music.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Aug 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

Setlist: Wiley, Twitter and the online censorship debate

This week's Setlist podcast examines Wiley's antisemitic posts, the responsibilities of social media platforms, and a musicians' letter calling on politicians to stop using their music without permission.…

Andy Malt • 03 Aug 2020

COVID-19 • 2 min read

CMU Digest 13.07.20: COVID-19, Lady A, Global, YouTube, Youth Music

A round-up of the week's music business news, covering government COVID funding, the Lady A trademark dispute, Global Radio job cuts, a YouTube privacy ruling and a Youth Music report.…

Chris Cooke • 13 Jul 2020

Business News • 2 min read

YouTube doesn't have to hand over email and IP addresses of infringers, says EU court

The EU Court of Justice has ruled that YouTube need not hand over email, IP or phone details of infringing users to copyright owners, only postal addresses.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Jul 2020