YouTube
has signed a deal with the
MCPS-PRS
Alliance to pay royalties on copyrighted UK songs used on its website.
The video-sharing site has agreed to pay a flat fee in exchange for licensing
the library of music.
The MCPS-PRS will split the money between the 50,000 composers, songwriters
and publishers whom it represents, based on an estimate of music usage.
The deal will allow YouTube users to incorporate any of the 10 million
copyrighted British songs as part of the videos they create.
Neither side revealed any further terms of the deal or the amount of the flat
fee.
"We are delighted to have concluded this deal with YouTube and to be the
first collecting society outside the US to do so," said Steve Porter, chief
executive of the MCPS-PRS Alliance.
"Whether it is music videos, user uploads or other audio visual content, our
agreement will allow our 50,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members
to be paid when their creative talents are being enjoyed on YouTube's service."
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