Youtube must pay ASCAP $1.6 mil

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Journal rfc1394's Journal: Youtube must pay ASCAP $1.6 mil

Journal by rfc1394 on Friday May 22, 2009 @09:39PM

An article in Techdirt mentions an almost completely ignored story that YouTube has been ordered to pay ASCAP $1.6 million for music streamed over the service, including music in videos uploaded by YouTubers despite the provisions of the DMCA which gives a website immunity for 3rd-party provided content.

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