MMF's Accelerator professional development programme to return for second year in 2020
The MMF's Accelerator programme for early-career managers will return in 2020 with YouTube Music as sponsor, after supporting 24 managers this year.…
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YouTube takes bought views out of its music charts and stat brags
YouTube will stop counting paid advertising views in its music charts and 24-hour record debut stats, ranking artists on organic views only.…
CMU Digest 16.09.19: Consent decrees, Deezer, Content ID, UK Music, Cox Communications
A weekly digest covering the consent decree submissions, Deezer's push for user-centric royalties, Congressional questions about YouTube Content ID, UK Music on parental leave and the RIAA's Cox case.…
US Congress asks why YouTube Content ID is not more widely available to copyright owners
Eight members of Congress have asked Google to join a roundtable on YouTube's Content ID, questioning why smaller copyright owners cannot access the tool.…
Setlist: Top ten legal battles - Prince and the dancing baby
CMU's Setlist special edition discusses Lenz v Universal Music Corp, the dancing baby case, and its impact on takedown obligations and fair use.…
YouTuber sues YouTube over missing alerts and closed channels
YouTuber DJ Short-E is suing YouTube, alleging missing subscriber alerts and that copyright claims were used to shut down his channels after he threatened legal action.…
YouTube cuts royalty claiming option for short snippets of music in UGC videos
YouTube has changed its manual claims policy so music owners can no longer claim ad income from user videos where their music is very short or unintentional.…
YouTubers take centre stage in latest Get It Right campaign
The UK anti-piracy Get It Right campaign has launched a new phase fronted by YouTubers, targeting younger audiences with messages about choosing legitimate content sources.…
Key stream-ripping site voluntarily disables YouTube ripping
Stream-ripping site Onlinevideoconverter.com has voluntarily disabled ripping audio from YouTube videos, reportedly to avoid a battle with Google, though it still rips audio from other sites.…
Stream-ripping sites no longer stream-ripping because of YouTube block
Several popular stream-ripping sites stopped working on YouTube after the platform appears to have blocked their servers, though not all stream-rippers have been affected.…
BMG sues Hilton over promotional videos on YouTube and Facebook
BMG Production Music has sued Hilton, alleging it used four library tracks without licence in promotional videos on YouTube and Facebook.…
YouTube CEO says battle against European safe harbour reforms is not over
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says she hopes to influence how EU member states implement the safe harbour reforms in the European Copyright Directive.…