Songs from Adele and others are returning to YouTube as SESAC agrees to a new deal

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Songs from Adele and others are returning to

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as SESAC agrees to a new deal

Update, September 30, 4:30PM ET:

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says it has reached a deal with SESAC, and that the affected songs will be returning to the platform soon. A spokesperson sent the following comment: “We’re pleased that SESAC reconsidered our offer. We’ve reached a deal and content will come back up shortly. We appreciate everyone’s patience during this time.”

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blocks songs from artists including Adele and Green Day amid licensing negotiations,” follows unedited.

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Songs from popular artists have begun to disappear from

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as the platform’s deal with the performing rights organization SESAC (Society of ********* Stage Authors and Composers) approaches its expiration date. As reported by

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, certain songs by Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Burna Boy and other artists have been blocked in the US, though their entire catalogs aren’t necessarily affected. Videos that have been pulled, like Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” now just show a ****** screen with the message: “This video contains content from SESAC. It is not available in your country.”

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In a statement to Engadget, a

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spokesperson said the platform has been in talks with SESAC to renew the deal, but “despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an equitable agreement before its expiration. We take copyright very seriously and as a result, content represented by SESAC is no longer available on

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in the US. We are in active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal as soon as possible.” According to a source that spoke to Variety, however, the deal hasn’t even expired yet — it’ll reportedly terminate sometime next week — and the move on

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’s part may be a negotiation tactic. SESAC has not yet released a statement.

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#SESAC #agrees #deal

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