Google, which owns YouTube, doesn’t appear to be backing down
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New York: An American lawyer representing more than 40 artistes — including popular musicians such as Pharrell Williams, the Eagles and the late John Lennon — is threatening the YouTube with a $1-billion dollar lawsuit if the site doesn’t take down thousands of videos, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.
Irving Azoff, founder of the licensing management firm Global Music Rights, alleges the Web giant does not have the performance rights to about 20,000 works by the artists he represents.
Google, which owns YouTube, doesn’t appear to be backing down. In a letter posted online, Google lawyer, David Kramer, called GMR’s legal position “misguided,” and argued the firm hasn’t even properly identified the works that are at issue.
( Source : agencies )
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