Facebook and Universal Music Group sign deal to allow users to upload songs in videos
Facebook has agreed to a multi-year licensing agreement with Universal Music Group to allow its users to upload music in their videos. The agreement, which also covers Instagram and Oculus, will allow users of those services to upload and share videos containing music from UMG’s artists without having the videos removed due to copyright violations as they have been in the past.
The deal will help address the major copyright infringement issues around music on the platform. Facebook says this is the first step, but noted that it would work with UMG to introduce “music-based products” on its platforms moving forward. While UMG is the first label to sign a licensing deal with Facebook, it won’t be the last, as Facebook has been in talks...