YouTube ordered to pay more for music under European reform plansSeptember 14, 2016 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Video sites such as YouTube will be forced to pay more to musicians and record companies under plans to reform European copyright laws, BBC News reports. The draft directive will also require publishers and producers to tell performers or authors what profits their works have generated. The music industry has long criticised YouTube for failing to pay enough for content such as music. News publishers will also be recognised as rights holders for the first time. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, said on Wednesday: "I want journalists, publishers and authors to be paid fairly for their work, whether it is made in studios or living rooms, whether it is disseminated offline or online, whether it is published via a copying machine or hyperlinked on the web." The Commission has not detailed how it would force sites such as YouTube to pay more to artists. The plans also call for easier access to online content across all EU countries and to reform copyright rules for research and education. Andrus Ansip, vice-president for the digital single market, said: "Our proposal will ensure that more content will be available, transforming Europe's copyright rules in light of a new digital reality." More than 1,000 artists, including Lady Gaga and Coldplay, signed a letter calling on the Commission to take steps to address the "value gap". It said sites such as YouTube were "unfairly siphoning value away from the music community and its artists and songwriters". The body which represents the British music industry said this week that YouTube was still not paying artists enough for their music. Related links: Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |