Licensing talks between Google's YouTube and GEMA have broken down, leading the German music rightsholder group to demand that 600 videos be removed from the German version of the site.
After a year of negotiations, GEMA said in a statement it was unable to reach a deal with YouTube, which had similar issues with U.K. rights group PRS for Music but eventually reached new licensing terms.
Billboard reports that GEMA "wanted assurances that a new deal would include a share of advertising revenue and take account of YouTube's revenue growth."
"Operators of online platforms such as YouTube which generate advertising revenues in the millions from the use of copyrighted content must ensure that those who create such works and supply the content are remunerated appropriately," GEMA head Harald Heker told Billboard.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
New jointpop album out in Trinidad!
High time for an update. Travels between Los Angeles, Europe and the Caribbean have kept us busy ...
Great news from Trinidad! On May 1st, jointpop released their brand new album, The Longest Kiss Goodnight, in their home country and hundreds of enthusiastic fans who attended the CD launch concert got what they came for: honest rock'n roll and ironic sensibility. Trinidad's Guardian wrote the next day: "The band rocked out for more than an hour and a half as fans basked in the rhythmic, riotous sounds, dancing and singing the songs they knew ... and taking in their latest offerings, some of which ... are sure to become new pop classics.”
jointpop and Crow's Nest Management are more than pleased with what has been accomplished since November, and we're now working on preparing jointpop's European Summer/Fall Tour. First shows in Germany have been confirmed. Stay put for more information.
Great news from Trinidad! On May 1st, jointpop released their brand new album, The Longest Kiss Goodnight, in their home country and hundreds of enthusiastic fans who attended the CD launch concert got what they came for: honest rock'n roll and ironic sensibility. Trinidad's Guardian wrote the next day: "The band rocked out for more than an hour and a half as fans basked in the rhythmic, riotous sounds, dancing and singing the songs they knew ... and taking in their latest offerings, some of which ... are sure to become new pop classics.”
jointpop and Crow's Nest Management are more than pleased with what has been accomplished since November, and we're now working on preparing jointpop's European Summer/Fall Tour. First shows in Germany have been confirmed. Stay put for more information.
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