Until YouTube and performing rights group SESAC reach an agreement on renewal terms for the expiring contract, consumers may find that many of their favorite songs are unavailable on the video streaming service.
Some (but not all) songs by artists including Adele, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan, Green Day, Kendrick Lamar, Nirvana and REM were reportedly unavailable on YouTube over the weekend. hollywood reporter.
As of press time on Sunday evening (September 29), advertising billboard Popular music videos such as Adele’s “Hello” and “Someone Like You” and REM’s “Losing My Religion” are confirmed to be just a few examples of music videos that are unavailable on YouTube, while its licensing agreement with SESAC remains pending. When the page loads, an error message appears instead of a music video preview. The message reads: “Video unavailable. This video contains content from SESAC. It is not available in your country.
In a statement sent to advertising billboardA YouTube spokesperson wrote: “We were in good faith negotiations with SESAC to renew our existing agreement. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach a fair agreement before it expired. We take this very seriously. Copyright, therefore, SESAC reseller content is no longer available on YouTube in the United States. We are in active dialogue with SESAC and hope to reach a new agreement soon.
advertising billboard We contacted SESAC on Sunday but did not receive a response.
SESAC licenses more than 1.5 million songs for public performance, collects royalties and helps protect copyrights on behalf of thousands of songwriters and publishers in the United States
as THR noted that YouTube customer service has been resolving user frustrations with replies on X (formerly Twitter). On the TeamYouTube account, the response to the complaint reads: “Despite our best efforts, our music licensing agreement with SESAC has expired without agreement on renewal terms. As a result, under copyright law, we have blocked We know this is a difficult situation and our team will continue to work hard to reach a renewal agreement.
