White House Protection: DMCA Notice and Shakedown is Not YouTube’s Only Leverage — Artist Rights Watch

By Chris Castle It’s no secret that the major labels are all renegotiating their licenses with YouTube. It’s also no secret that Google’s “notice and shakedown” interpretation of the government’s DMCA safe harbors hands Google (which owns YouTube) a lot of leverage to the great disadvantage of artists, songwriters, record companies and music publishers. How […] … Continue reading →