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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by anomie31 on Thursday June 30, 2022 @12:26AM (#31928717)
I'm pretty sure ByteDance does license music. I don't know if they license all of it, but I'm pretty sure the RIAA or ASCAP could easily get an injunction if they didn't license any music that was theirs.
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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by ajhurliman on Thursday June 30, 2022 @12:33AM (#31928738)
They do license the music, it's very ham-fisted though. They just pay out huge lump-sums to keep PROs happy. I've heard they're trying to build something more sophisticated like YouTube's Content ID system to get more accurate numbers on who/how much they should be paying.
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