FILSCAP and YouTube Reach a Deal For Music
Filipino musicians and composers represented by the collecting society Filipino Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (FILSCAP) and YouTube today (October 13, 2011) announced a licensing agreement that will allow music artists to earn revenue on YouTube.
This is the video platform’s first Filipino collection society deal. It allows FILSCAP members to be paid when their music is accessed on YouTube.
Revenue is generated when advertisements are displayed against YouTube partner’s videos. For the first time, under this agreement, Filipino composers, authors, and publishers will receive payments from their associations when rights holders distribute them.
“Reaching an agreement with YouTube is a step forward that creates major new opportunities for our members and affiliates,” says Debbie Gaite, general manager of FILSCAP. “From now on, they will receive fair payment for the use of their works on YouTube which is a very positive step for our songwriters and publishers and, more broadly, the internet.”
“This is yet another step in YouTube’s ongoing effort to help foster the creation of Filipino content and reward local artists for original works available online. We are extremely pleased to have reached an agreement with FILSCAP that both fosters musical talent and enables this talent to receive payment for videos on YouTube,” says Adam Smith, Head of YouTube for Asia-Pacific.
Throughout the Asia-Pacific region, YouTube is succeeding in securing mutually beneficial agreements with associations representing artists and authors. Over the last few years, YouTube has signed deals including with JASRAC in Japan, KOMCA in Korea, CASH in Hong Kong, MUST in Taiwan, and APRA-AMCOS for Australia, New Zealand.
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