Comments on: YouTube suspending users for “cover” songs? http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/ an unofficial blog on YouTube + the video file sharing industry Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tree http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/#comment-79603 tree Wed, 21 May 2008 15:46:33 +0000 http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/#comment-79603 I tried to upload 2 covers to my new MySpace account but it seems that they didnt accept them. However, as for YouTube, see the following article: "Closet pop idols [in Japan] breathed a little easier Thursday after the announcement of a deal between video site YouTube and a large [Japanese] recording rights body, allowing punters to record and post their own versions of songs… without fear of legal reprisal. Japan Rights Clearance Inc. (JRC) announced that it had made a comprehensive contract with YouTube’s parent Google over the use of about 5,000 recordings that JRC manages… Under the contract, Google will pay an undisclosed royalty to JRC on behalf of YouTube users. In turn, JRC will no longer ask Google to delete videos of users’ cover versions of songs by JRC artists, except where they defame the artist." I tried to upload 2 covers to my new MySpace account but it seems that they didnt accept them. However, as for YouTube, see the following article:

“Closet pop idols [in Japan] breathed a little easier Thursday after the announcement of a deal between video site YouTube and a large [Japanese] recording rights body, allowing punters to record and post their own versions of songs… without fear of legal reprisal.
Japan Rights Clearance Inc. (JRC) announced that it had made a comprehensive contract with YouTube’s parent Google over the use of about 5,000 recordings that JRC manages…
Under the contract, Google will pay an undisclosed royalty to JRC on behalf of YouTube users. In turn, JRC will no longer ask Google to delete videos of users’ cover versions of songs by JRC artists, except where they defame the artist.”

]]> By: mmcs122 http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/#comment-37009 mmcs122 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:49:07 +0000 http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/#comment-37009 Just rec'd email from yt notifying me that a cover song I'd posted was removed due to copyright infringement complaint filed by the music publisher. Other covers of the same song are still on yt. Very frustrating, as it was my most viewed vid, with roughly 6,000 hits. I'd assume the publisher would have looked for every cover version of the same song on yt and filed complaint against every one, but there are still at least 4 others that remain. Just rec’d email from yt notifying me that a cover song I’d posted was removed due to copyright infringement complaint filed by the music publisher. Other covers of the same song are still on yt. Very frustrating, as it was my most viewed vid, with roughly 6,000 hits. I’d assume the publisher would have looked for every cover version of the same song on yt and filed complaint against every one, but there are still at least 4 others that remain.

]]> By: johngeo http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/#comment-13519 johngeo Wed, 23 May 2007 01:53:55 +0000 http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/23/youtube-suspending-users-for-cover-songs/#comment-13519 Well... I made a very bad reptilia cover but PLZ watch [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJBBWiO5Yk] Well… I made a very bad reptilia cover but PLZ watch

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