Universal Music Group Threatens TikTok Song Catalog Removal in Open Letter

By Aunomay Jan 31, 2024

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[{"selector":"#anim-3264a7cf-9173-427c-9a5b-123cb41abe4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4dc304e-8834-40f4-be84-5e69065545de","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 161.22223%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b08361d-2629-4525-93cb-012819891c72","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-266fa3d3-2271-4e95-9b62-7a02e83b4ee1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.20711%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-486ad204-07c2-47ea-87af-eaf50b4c9641","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-957.89479%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0142a039-f76f-45e2-b128-40ada275515e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9e38ba7-3098-4606-9186-e653e2d2d782","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] TikTok Music competitor to Spotify, Apple Music raising tensions Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-588940b0-354a-4745-ae2b-bedf2fbd857a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c24e4233-9488-4875-8848-cefba6758806","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 161.22223%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-553f38f8-987d-428f-a3ce-786c23408d87","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f69e3b84-3bd7-48fd-b4c5-31847a46ac2f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.20711%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc0145e5-1f17-449d-beab-b9d350ad83dd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-957.89479%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf0ec30f-3534-408b-b2ff-f5874a6ce564","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1902e532-3e92-4d34-b55f-e39dc9833d7c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] AI music creation tool "sponsoring artist replacement," says UMG Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-53f6fd23-a1c7-479d-b2c4-f5d7e2ec7fc8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5dd1def7-0120-4828-88e1-92afc024c1fb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 161.22223%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8f42ea05-6df4-4e99-9927-f65df56c8e94","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c17aebac-0737-4ea1-bee7-af427ed02926","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.20711%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd4d2c33-a686-4119-be95-7570a720429e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-957.89479%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c99fbed8-31a0-47db-bda5-d7655e332b0e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b65d4ca6-a37a-4670-afe5-db2eb82c2045","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] "TikTok's tactics": selectively removing music of developing artists. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-678eb707-6172-404b-95e9-124d9bbd5b26","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-231b073c-fd8f-42c9-bacc-38dfbd623c22","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 161.22223%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b6417d1-2353-427c-b1ce-4f61cf1c9d5b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-243f3acf-b21b-4162-90cb-e5716322b8ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.20711%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89ce7a78-738e-48cd-8466-c6c16ed7bd66","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-957.89479%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-beff66f8-820e-413c-82ba-cec99db3f2f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b93287ce-4312-4dbb-ae88-b552c1652084","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Sony & Warner Music deals still intact, their stance on UMG's claims? Arrow

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