From PC Mag: YouTube has signed a new licensing deal with SESAC. Songs that were blocked as a result of the expiring contract will be restored in a day or two, the platform announced in an X post.
YouTube's previous deal with SESAC, a performance rights organization that represents over 15,000 artists, was valid until Oct. 1. However, the Google-owned platform "unilaterally removed" many tracks before that date while negotiations for a new deal were still ongoing, Scott Jungmichel, SESAC president and COO, confirmed in a statement.
"We have reached an agreement with YouTube to equitably compensate SESAC’s songwriters and publishers for the use of their music. During our negotiations with YouTube, our affiliates’ works were unilaterally removed by YouTube ahead of the contract end date of October 1, 2024," Jungmichel told Variety. "YouTube has begun the process of reinstating videos featuring these songs."
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