YouTube sets royalty deal with UK songwriter group

Video-sharing Web site YouTube said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with British licensing organizations that collect royalties on behalf of 50,000 composers, songwriters and publishers. [via Reuters]

"At a press conference in London, the MCPS-PRS Alliance, representing creators of more than 10 million pieces of music, announced a deal that allows users of the Google Inc. site to incorporate recorded music legally into videos."

emily | 1:19 PM | YouTube |
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