YouTube stops music in Germany
Dispute erupts with royalty collections org
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YouTube is blocking music videos belonging to the largest music labels after negotiations broke down this week. The portal baulked at Gema's demand of EUR12¢ (16¢) per play.
Gema, which reps 60,000 German composers, songwriters and music publishers as well as more than a million rights holders around the world, said that it offered YouTube 1¢ per stream in exchange for greater transparency and data on the most watched videos, something it said YouTube has refused to provide.
As a result, Gema is charging YouTube the same rate it charges providers of music video-on-demand portals, 16¢ per video, a price that is unacceptable for the Google website.
YouTube had a similar dispute with U.K. royalty org the Performing Rights Society royalty last month.
