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Thousands of Music Videos, Including Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ Removed From YouTube Amid Copyright Dispute

Thousands of music videos by hundreds of artists were removed from YouTube after it failed to reach a deal with publishing rights organization SESAC.

Iconic videos like Adele's "Hello," Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and hundreds more impacted by impasse between YouTube and publishing rights organization SESAC Artists like Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Mariah Carey, Green Day and hundreds more were impacted by the impasse created as SESAC’s deal with YouTube nears expiration. In fact, every studio recording and music video has been scrubbed from Nirvana’s official YouTube channel, with only the band’s MTV Unplugged and other live performances remaining on the page.

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