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However, as it stands, there are no automatic blocks in place for so-called “stream rippers”. These websites allow users to download videos streamed online, like those available to watch on YouTube, to keep on their computer. With a dizzying number of music videos, concert footage, film trailers, sporting highlights, and more all available to watch on YouTube – there’s a lot of potential for copyright infringement. After all, while a number of these videos can be viewed online from official channels managed by the rights holders – that doesn’t mean viewers have free reign to download an offline version to keep on their hard-drive, smartphone, or likewise.
New artists are struggling to break the dominance of old bands such as Queen and the Beatles in the music streaming era, a parliamentary committee heard today.Peter Leathem, chief executive of the
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
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If you would like to use copyright material, you usually need to get permission from the rights holder to do so. Sometimes this can be obtained directly from the rights holder, but more often it is granted in the form of a licence from a licensing body. A licensing body is a broad term used to describe any organisation which offers licences for the use of copyright work.