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Twitter Faces Pressure From the House of Representatives Over Its Music Copyright Policies

Twitter has been under pressure to address how music copyright is applied on its platform for a while, and now the ante has been upped in the form of a letter signed by a bipartisan group of 20 members of the US lower house.

The letter doesn’t waste any time getting to the point, setting out its main complaints bluntly:  “Creative content drives engagement on Twitter, yet unlike numerous other platforms, Twitter has not acquired licenses necessary to ensure that all creators are properly compensated for use of their works.”

Twitter’s recent Tip Jar feature, which allows users to make payments directly to creators, is not enough, they say, and “demonstrates a lack of understanding and respect for the rights holders involved.”

Frustration is voiced in the letter that while Twitter has tools to remove copyright-infringing materials, the API on offer has “such limited functionality that it cannot provide meaningful results at the scale of infringement occurring on the platform.” Billboard reports multiple sources saying that Twitter is unwilling to discuss licensing agreements, and instead prefers to address copyright by waiting to receive takedown notices.

Read the source article at Music Ally Is A Knowledge Company

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