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TikTok’s Dispute With Universal Music Proves Songwriters Are Still on an Uneven Playing Field: Guest Column
In the standoff between TikTok and Universal Music, there has been much talk of the impact on artists — but nowhere near enough about songwriters.
I’ve seen that bias frequently over my 20 years representing music publishers and their songwriter partners. It is also true that the rights for takedowns and for the requirement of a repeat infringer policy under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act are also the same. In the ongoing coverage and analysis of TikTok vs. Universal — where UMG and UMPG have every right to stand up for the value of their artists and songwriter’s work — I hope we hear more discussion of the impact on songwriters, and not just the artists affected.
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