Monday, October 09, 2006
Universal and YouTube land deal
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Monday said it has landed a distribution deal with the top online video site YouTube, ending a public dispute over protecting the rights of its artists online.
The music group controlled by France's Vivendi (VIV.PA) will offer YouTube users access to thousands of videos from Universal's archives and let YouTube users incorporate songs from its music catalog into their own videos.
The deal is the second by a big music company for YouTube, following a similar deal it signed with the Warner Music Group Corp..."
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Monday said it has landed a distribution deal with the top online video site YouTube, ending a public dispute over protecting the rights of its artists online.
The music group controlled by France's Vivendi (VIV.PA) will offer YouTube users access to thousands of videos from Universal's archives and let YouTube users incorporate songs from its music catalog into their own videos.
The deal is the second by a big music company for YouTube, following a similar deal it signed with the Warner Music Group Corp..."
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