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AudioMicro read about Record Label EMI suing social network Hi5 and video distribution platform VideoEgg over the weekend. Records labels suing websites has become a common thing these days and we all need to accept the fact that the labels have the upper hand in the situation. They are just trying to protect thier IP. If you read the comments on that TechCrunch post, you will see that despite the fact that everyone likes to make fun of attorneys and point fingers that litigious folks when a lawsuit is filed, it’s simply a fact of life in the music business that if you steal music, you are liable for prosecution and the larger a company you are that continues to broadcast or facilitate the broadcast or distribution of music that’s not appropriately licensed, you may find yourself shelling out cash to your attorney and having a tough time defending your position against the deep pocketed labels. It’s just not a good idea for a social network like Hi5, Bebo, Facebook, MySpace, etc. to allow it’s users to post videos without the appropriate sync licenses secured. This TechCruch stirred up a great deal of comments, particularly for such a simple, editorial post. Video creators can purchase sync licenses for one dollar per minute at AudioMicro and then they, as well as the platforms that desitrubute thier videos – including, but not limited to YouTube, Hi5, MySpace, Bebo, Revver, and Daily motion won’t get sued. These sorts of legal actions by the record labels, which will not stop but are easy to criticze (as we are all programmed to hate lawyers), validate the micro stock music sync and performance licensing market. It’s exciting to see the micro stock sync and performance licensing market come to fruition right before our eyes.

Posted in: EMI, Hi5, Social Networks, YouTube