Congress Questions Twitter About Music

[TheBigA]

Twitter and other social media have become a way to share music. The problem is that Twitter isn't licensed for music. As a result, when people share music on Twitter, that leads to copyright problems. Congress wants that to change:

Twitter Is Turning a Blind Eye to Music Copyright Infringement, Group of U.S. Reps Says

UPDATED: Twitter is in the crosshairs of the music industry and nearly two dozen U.S. lawmakers over the issue of music copyright infringement. A bipartisan group of 22 members of the House of Repr…

variety.com

Of course YouTube is licensed for music, and often people will run their music first through YouTube and then post that video on Twitter.

Section 230 says that platforms can't be sued for content posted by users. But the music creators still want to get paid.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Twitter and other social media have become a way to share music. The problem is that Twitter isn't licensed for music. As a result, when people share music on Twitter, that leads to copyright problems. Congress wants that to change:

Twitter Is Turning a Blind Eye to Music Copyright Infringement, Group of U.S. Reps Says

UPDATED: Twitter is in the crosshairs of the music industry and nearly two dozen U.S. lawmakers over the issue of music copyright infringement. A bipartisan group of 22 members of the House of Repr…

variety.com

Of course YouTube is licensed for music, and often people will run their music first through YouTube and then post that video on Twitter.

Section 230 says that platforms can't be sued for content posted by users. But the music creators still want to get paid.

Also one has to deal with labels putting their talents profile on Twitter how does that work though? I get its a label and songwriters contract issue though via platform.

 

[TheBigA]

Also one has to deal with labels putting their talents profile on Twitter how does that work though? I get its a label and songwriters contract issue though via platform.

The profile is not the same thing as music. When a label or an artist site posts music they will either use Vevo, a video player that pays music royalties, or they'll direct visitors to authorized streaming sites such as Apple, Amazon, or Spotify. In either case they get paid. What this congressional hearing is about is people posting songs through players that don't pay royalties.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

The profile is not the same thing as music. When a label or an artist site posts music they will either use Vevo, a video player that pays music royalties, or they'll direct visitors to authorized streaming sites such as Apple, Amazon, or Spotify. In either case they get paid. What this congressional hearing is about is people posting songs through players that don't pay royalties.

Good point in the royalties issue.