Hi I created a video for some music I've written and used footage of a forest uploaded to Pixabay by Fasilkkme. Youtube and Facebook have allowed me to use it but Instagram have told me I'm in breach of UMG copyright in a long list of countries ( not including UK where I'm base...
Remember that case we told you about a few months ago where UMG claimed that it was illegal for recipients of promo CDs to re-sell them or even to throw them away? Well, a judge disagreed, and held the the “first sale” doctrine. Liberation Day for Promo CDs: Victory in UMG v. Au...
UMG said they attempted to address the aforementioned issues, as well as a few others to TikTok, but the company responded "first with indifference, and then with intimidation." The label claimed that TikTok removed music from the platform that was composed and performed by UMG's rising artists...
British filmmaker Philip Bloom recently filmed the Moon during sunset Skiathos in Greece. After sharing it on social media, he was surprised when the video was blocked due to a claim by Universal Music Group, which claimed copyright to the generic shots of the Moon. Here’s the audio-less v...
Hi I created a video for some music I've written and used footage of a forest uploaded to Pixabay by Fasilkkme. Youtube and Facebook have allowed me to use it but Instagram have told me I'm in breach of UMG copyright in a long list of countries ( not including UK where I'm base...