Hundreds of iconic music videos pulled from YouTube in the US over copyright dispute
nme.comYouTube in the United States over an ongoing copyright dispute.Over the weekend, hundreds – even thousands – of music videos were blocked across North America due to a copyright dispute between YouTube and licensing company SESAC.
SESAC is a licensing company recognised by the US Copyright Office that “collects royalties and helps protect copyrights on behalf of thousands of songwriters and publishers in the US”.The block affected several artists, including Nirvana, Adele, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar and R.E.M to name a few.
However, only select songs were blocked, and not all of the musicians’ output on YouTube, meaning some music videos are working fine, while others display the message: “This video contains content from SESAC.
It is not available in your country.”According to a report from Variety, the dispute stems from YouTube being unable to reach a new deal with SESAC.
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